American Visceral Leishmaniasis: Factors Associated with Lethality in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Table 2

Visceral leishmaniasis distribution (n = number and %) of the main signs and symptoms, according to the clinical outcome of the confirmed cases, state of Sao Paulo, 1999–2005.

Signs and symptoms	Death (𝑛=53)		Cured (𝑛=323)		Total (𝑛=376)
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Fever	51	96.2	320	99.1	371	98.7
Splenomegaly	50	94.3	319	98.8	369	98.1
Hepatomegaly	44	83.0	244	75.5	288	76.6
Pallor	39	73.6	199	61.6	238	63.3
Asthenia	44	83.0	191	59.1	235	62.5
Weight loss	35	66.0	189	58.5	224	59.6
Dry cough	29	54.7	127	39.3	156	41.5
Diarrhea	20	37.7	52	16.1	72	19.1
Hemorrhagic manifestations	18	34.0	22	6.8	40	10.6
Edema	10	18.9	11	3.4	21	5.6
Dehydration	12	22.6	8	2.5	20	5.3
Cardiac abnormality	9	17.0	10	3.1	19	5.1
Jaundice	10	18.9	6	1.9	16	4.3
Malnutrition	2	3.8	4	1.2	6	1.6