Epidemiological Investigation of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Table 2

Clinical presentation of the dengue patients (n = 369).

Clinical presentation^∗	n	%
Fever	369	100.00
Headache	223	60.43
Retro-orbital pain	132	35.77
Back pain	104	28.18
Myalgia	73	19.78
Sore throat	49	13.28
Generalized weakness	112	30.35
Rash	64	17.34
Arthralgia	75	20.33
Nausea/vomiting	249	67.48
Dehydration	89	24.12
Diarrhea	134	36.31
Anorexia	162	43.90
Constipation	32	8.67
Warning signs
Abdominal pain	136	36.86
Persistent vomiting	61	16.53
Clinical fluid accumulation (pleural effusion/ascites)	83	22.49
Hepatomegaly	10	2.71
Splenomegaly	5	1.36
Bleeding manifestation
Gum bleeding	22	5.96
Epistaxis	7	1.90
Hematuria	12	3.25
Melena	19	5.15
Menorrhagia	18	4.88
Positive tourniquet test	13	3.52
Evidence of plasma leakage
Pleural effusion	50	13.55
Ascites	33	8.94
Shock	17	4.61

^∗Multiple response considered.