From: Patients with severe schistosomiasis mansoni in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Characteristics | n | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
 Females | 87 | 53.0 |
 Males | 77 | 47.0 |
Age categories (years) | Â | Â |
 6–9 | 32 | 19.5 |
 10–14 | 40 | 24.4 |
 15–19 | 19 | 11.6 |
 20–29 | 17 | 10.4 |
 30–39 | 22 | 13.4 |
 ≥ 40 | 34 | 20.7 |
Body mass index (kg/m2—categories) | ||
 Overweight (≥ 25.0) | 10 | 6.1 |
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 62 | 37.8 |
 Underweight (< 18.5) | 92 | 56.1 |
S. mansoni infection | ||
 Kato-Katz test | 118 | 72.0 |
 POC-CCA test | 129 | 78.7 |
 KK + POC-CCA* | 142 | 86.6 |
Infection intensity (KK only) | ||
 Negative | 46 | 28.0 |
 Light | 51 | 31.1 |
 Moderate | 41 | 25.0 |
 Heavy | 26 | 15.9 |
Clinical findings | Â | Â |
 Diarrhea | 56 | 34.2 |
 Blood in stool | 56 | 34.2 |
 Abdominal pain | 98 | 59.8 |
Ultrasound findings | ||
 Hepatomegaly | 51 | 31.1 |
 Splenomegaly | 69 | 42.1 |
 Ascites | 4 | 2.4 |
 Pattern A | 47 | 28.7 |
 Pattern B | 14 | 8.5 |
 Pattern C | 61 | 37.2 |
 Pattern D | 18 | 11.0 |
 Pattern E | 13 | 7.9 |
 Pattern F | 11 | 6.7 |