Ebola: 84 Survivors reported musculoskeletal pain (70%), headache (48%), and ocular problems (14%).
February 28th, 2016Scott JT, Sesay FR, Massaquoi TA, Idriss BR, Sahr F, Semple MG. Post-Ebola syndrome, Sierra Leone. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Apr [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.32032/eid2204.151302
Table 5
Post-Ebola complaints other than headache, musculoskeletal pain, or ocular problems among 44 survivors, Sierra Leone
| Complaint | No. (%; 95% CI, %) |
|---|---|
| Cough | 5 (11; 4–25) |
| Abdominal pain | 4 (9; 3–22) |
| Chest pain | 4 (9; 3–22) |
| Itching | 4 (9; 3–22) |
| Insomnia | 3 (7; 1–19) |
| Fever | 3 (7; 1–19) |
| Loss of appetite | 3 (7; 1–19) |
| Labored speech | 2 (5; 1–15) |
| Epigastric pain | 2 (5; 1–15) |
| Rash | 2 (5; 1–5) |
| Other* | 1 (2; 0–12) |
*Weight loss, hiccups, increased appetite, chest pain, sneezing, diarrhea, vomiting, left sided weakness with facial nerve palsy, breathlessness, rash, dry flaky skin, earache, fever blister/cold sore, left scrotal swelling, nasal congestion, tremors.
Table 3
Musculoskeletal symptoms described by 31 patients with post-Ebola syndrome, Sierra Leone*
| Area of pain | Patient sex
|
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | ||
| Joints | |||
| Joint, unspecified | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Knee, unspecified | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Right knee joint | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shoulder joint
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
| Body | |||
| Generalized body | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Upper back | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Musculoskeletal, unspecified | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Left thigh | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lower limb | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Right thigh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gluteal muscle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
*Values are no. patients. Some survivors reported >1 area of pain. The proportion of male and female survivors with musculoskeletal pain did not differ significantly (χ2, p = 0.7).
Table 4
Ocular symptoms described by 6 patients with post-Ebola syndrome, Sierra Leone
| Patient age, y/sex | Symptom |
|---|---|
| 8/F | Eye pain |
| 14/F | Clear eye discharge |
| 20/F | Clear eye discharge |
| 28/F | Red eyes and blurred vision on the left |
| 29/F | Red eyes |
| 46/M | Blurred vision |