Research Article

Imported Malaria in the Material of the Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine: A Review of 82 Patients in the Years 2002–2014

Table 4

Symptoms prior to hospitalization.

Symptoms and diagnoses prior to admittance, at least one from the group present%

Fever75 91.5
Shivers35 42.7
Increased sweating18 22
Weakness, influenza-like symptoms (musculoskeletal pains, malaise), and headaches15 18.3
Diarrhea9 11
Vomits7 8.5
Nausea5 6.1
Psychomotoric retardation, confusion4 4.9
Dyspnea, cough, oliguria or anuria, and abdominal pains3 3.6
Weight loss, shock, respiratory infection, and loss of appetite2 2.4
Icterus, hepatic injury, DIC, miscarriage, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and middle ear infection 11.2

: number of persons.