Observational Study
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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2025; 15(1): 100413
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.100413
Table 2 Demographic characteristics of patients with acute liver disease due to yellow fever at Felicio Rocho Hospital between January 20 and February 20, 2018 (n = 14), n (%)
Characteristics
Patients
Age (years); median (minimum-maximum)53 (23-69)
Male sex13 (92.8)
Vaccination for yellow fever more than 10 days ago3 (21.4)
Comorbidities
Smoking3 (21.4)
Hypertension2 (21.4)
Immunosuppressed (previous renal transplant)1 (7.1)
Diabetes0
Time from symptoms onset to admission (days), mean (minimum-maximum)4-7 (1-8)
Signs and symptoms at hospital admission
Myalgia12 (85.7)
Fever11 (78.6)
Jaundice11 (78.6)
Vomiting7 (50)
Headache6 (42.9)
Abdominal pain4 (28.6)
Diarrhea2 (14.3)
Distance between exposure location and hospital (km), mean (minimum-maximum)1487 (30-291)
Rural workers6 (42.6)