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Table 3 Description of cases

From: A descriptive study of 16 severe Plasmodium vivax cases from three municipalities of Colombia between 2009 and 2013

   

Vital signs on admission

Physical examination on admission

 

Cases

Reason for consultation

Diagnosis on admission

Temperature (°C)

Pulse (BPM)

Respiratory rate (RPM)

Arterial Pressure (Systolic/Diastolic mmHG)

Hydrated

Jaundice

Hepatomegaly

Splenomegaly

Complications during admission and hospitalization

1

Fever, chills, myalgia, asthenia, adynamia

Vivax malaria

36.0

70

20

110/70

Yes

No

No

No

Elevated transaminase

2

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia

Vivax malaria

37.6

76

22

100/90

Data not available

Si

Si

No

Acute renal failure, elevated bilirubin, jaundice with evidence of organ failure

3

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia

Dengue with alarm signs

37.0

100

20

100/80

No

No

No

No

Spontaneous bleeding, elevated transaminase and bilirubin

4

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia

Vivax malaria

39.2

92

29

100/50

Data not available

No

Si

No

Elevated bilirubin

5

Fever, chills, headache

Vivax malaria

36.3

98

20

90/60

No

No

Data not available

Data not available

Shock, thrombocytopaenia

6

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia, asthenia, adynamia

Febril syndrome

39.0

140

24

Data not available

No

No

Data not available

Data not available

Hypoglycaemia

7

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia

Vivax malaria

37.4

84

20

110/70

No

Si

No

No

Elevated transaminase, jaundice with evidence of organ failure

8

Fever, chills, headache,

Febril syndrome

39.0

104

32

60/20

No

No

No

No

Shock, thrombocytopaenia

9

Fever, chills, myalgia, asthenia, adynamia

Vivax malaria

34.5

88

22

110/80

Yes

No

No

No

Thrombocytopaenia

10*

Fever, chills, headache, asthenia, adynamia

Febril syndrome

37.0

100

22

100/60

Yes

No

No

No

Elevated bilirubin

11

Fever, chills, asthenia, adynamia

Vivax malaria

Data not available

80

19

110/70

Yes

Si

No

No

Elevated bilirubin, jaundice with evidence of organ failure

12

Fever, chills, headache, asthenia, adynamia

Vivax malaria

36.5

90

18

100/50

Yes

Si

Si

Si

Shock

13

Fever, chills, headache, asthenia, adynamia

Vivax malaria

37.0

88

22

120/80

Yes

Si

Si

No

Thrombocytopaenia

14

Fever, chills, headache

Vivax malaria

37.0

117

28

Data not available

Yes

No

Si

Si

Spontaneous bleeding, severe anaemia

15

Fever, chills, headache, myalgia

Febril syndrome

39.5

80

19

110/70

No

No

No

No

Elevated bilirubin

16*

Fever, chills

Gestational hypertension

Data not available

84

16

140/90

Yes

No

No

No

Severe anaemia

  1. *Pregnant cases.