Table 2 Presenting signs and symptoms and admitting diagnoses of HIV in-patients
Presenting Signs, Symptoms and Diagnoses | N (%) 173 (100) |
|---|---|
Constitutional | 163 (94.2) |
 Fever | 134 (77.5) |
 Weight loss | 93 (53.8) |
 Malaise | 92 (53.2) |
 Anorexia | 67 (38.7) |
 Night sweats | 20 (11.6) |
 Rash | 17 (9.8) |
Neurological | 64 (37.0) |
 Headache | 33 (19.1) |
 Seizure | 2 (1.2) |
 Loss of consciousness | 23 (13.3) |
 Neck stiffness | 5 (2.9) |
 Limb weakness | 8 (4.6) |
Cardiopulmonary | 110 (63.6) |
 Cough | 97 (56.1) |
 Chest pain | 39 (22.5) |
 Dyspnea | 29 (16.8) |
 Hemoptysis | 2 (1.2) |
Gastrointestinal | 95 (54.9) |
 Diarrhea | 67 (38.2) |
 Abdominal pain | 34 (19.7) |
 Nausea/vomiting | 33 (19.1) |
 Jaundice | 7 (4.0) |
 Ascites | 9 (5.2) |
 Hepatosplenomegaly | 15 (8.7) |
 Odynophagia | 11 (6.4) |
Genitourinary | 26 (15.0) |
 Frequency | 9 (34.6) |
 Dysuria | 4 (2.3) |
 Urgency | 3 (1.7) |
 Hematuria | 2 (1.2) |
 Genital ulcers | 3 (1.7) |
Admitting diagnoses | |
 Anemia | 83 (48.0) |
  Primary diagnosis | 26 (15.0) |
  In association with other conditions | 57 (33.0) |
 Tuberculosis | 42 (24.3) |
 Pneumonia | 30 (17.3) |
 Diarrheal illness | 26 (15.0) |
 Malaria | 11 (6.4) |
 Cerebral toxoplasmosis | 9 (5.2) |
 Sepsis | 6 (3.5) |
 Decompensated liver cirrhosis | 5 (2.9) |
 Gastroenteritis | 5 (2.9) |
 Disseminated Kaposi sarcoma | 4 (2.3) |
 Esophageal candidiasis | 4 (2.3) |
 Cryptococcal meningitis | 3 (1.7) |
 Pneumocystis pneumonia | 3 (1.7) |
 Drug-induced hepatotoxicity | 1 (0.6) |
 Salmonella typhi infection | 1 (0.6) |