Research Article
Frequency of Toxocariasis among Patients Clinically Suspected to Have Visceral Toxocariasis: A Retrospective Descriptive Study in Sri Lanka
Table 5
Prevalence of clinical features and association with serological status.
| | Serology | Negative
| Low positive
| High positive
| Total number of seropositives /% | Number of cases within total study population
(%) | Chi-value | Significance |
| | Eosinophilia | 174 | 116 | 81 | 197 (76.06) | 371 (72.6) | 3.17 | 0.205 | | Cervical lymphadenopathy | 25 | 24 | 21 | 45 (17.37) | 70 (13.7) | 6.904 | | | Generalized lymphadenopathy | 41 | 10 | 8 | 18 (6.9) | 59 (11.5) | 10.926 | | | Rash | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 (4.6) | 29 (5.7) | 1.067 | 0.586 | | Hepatomegaly | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 (2.3) | 16 (3.1) | — | — | | Splenomegaly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 (0.6) | — | — | | Hepatosplenomegaly | 23 | 8 | 8 | 16 (6.17) | 39 (7.6) | 2.054 | 0.358 | | Fever | 66 | 35 | 18 | 53 (20.46) | 119 (23.3) | 3.563 | 0.168 | | Difficulty in breathing | 50 | 29 | 25 | 54 (20.84) | 104 (20.4) | 0.908 | 0.635 | | Cough | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 (1.9) | 9 (1.8) | — | — | | Abdominal pain | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 (3) | 15 (2.9) | — | — | | Myalgia | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 (3.8) | 16 (3.1) | — | — | | Arthralgia | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 (4.2) | 22 (4.3) | — | — | | Pallor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 (1.5) | 8 (1.6) | — | — | | Thrombocytopenia | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 (3.8) | 19 (3.7) | — | — | | Fits | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (0.8) | — | — | | Ecchymosis | 53 | 33 | 17 | 50 (19.3) | 103 (20.3) | 1.427 | 0.490 |
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