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Table 2 Prevalence of clinical symptoms and signs among confirmed cases

From: Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study

Symptoms and signs

No

%

Fever

62

100

Myalgia

60

97

Headache

57

90

Conjunctival suffusion

40

65

Systolic blood pressure <100 mm Hg

25

40

Oliguria

17

27

Icterus

12

19

Hepatomegally

10

16

Chest pain

6

10

Bleeding

5

8

Shortness of breath

4

6

Haematuria

3

5

Rash

2

3

Palpitations

1

2

Conjunctival haemorrhage

1

2

Arrhythmia

1

2

Liver flaps

1

2