Prevalence and Types of Coinfections in Sleeping Sickness Patients in Kenya (2000/2009)

Table 2

Clinical signs observed in patients at the point of admission at NSSRH, Alupe, Kenya, from 2000 to 2009.

Signs	Number of patients	Percentage (%)
Headache	23	74.2
Fever	15	48.4
*Sleep disorders (insomnia and daytime sleepiness)	14	45.2
General malaise	13	41.9
Joint pains	8	25.8
Abdominal distension	7	22.6
*Confusion	7	22.6
Pruritus	6	19.4
Nausea	6	19.4
Anorexia	6	19.4
Abdominal pain	6	19.4
Vomiting	5	16.1
General pain	5	16.1
Chest pain/congestion	5	16.1
Backache	4	12.9
*Stiff neck	4	12.9
*Coma	4	12.9
Coughing	4	12.9
Diarrhoea	4	12.9
Oedema of body parts	3	9.7
Breathing difficulties	3	9.7
*Lower limb weakness/numbness	3	9.7
*Restlessness	2	6.5
*Muscle pain	2	6.5
Sacral wounds	2	6.5
*Prostration	2	6.5
*Stupor	2	6.5
Palpitation	2	6.5
Incontinence	2	6.5
*Body chills	2	6.5
*Paralysis	2	6.5
*Dizziness	2	6.5
Dysuria	1	3.2
*Lower limb pain	1	3.2
Chancre	1	3.2
Dehydration	1	3.2
*Convulsions	1	3.2
*Reduced libido	1	3.2

*Late stage signs.