Our Series, n = 61 | Fautrel5, n = 72 | Pouchot6, n = 62 | Yamaguchi7,20 n = 90 | Pay16, n = 95 | |
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Ethnicity | Chinese | French | Canadian | Japanese | Turkish |
Female | 45 (73.8) | NA | 28 (45.9) | 60 (66.7) | 50 (52.6) |
Onset between age 17 and 35 yrs | 29 (47.5) | NA | 50 (80.6) | 48/78 (61.5) | NA |
Fever ≥ 39° C | 61 (100.0) | 61 (84.7) | 62 (100.0) | 63/83 (75.9) | 94 (98.9) |
Rash | 54 (88.5) | 51 (70.8) | 54 (87.1) | 72/83 (86.7) | 78 (82.1) |
Arthritis | 50 (82.0) | 64 (88.8) | 58 (93.5) | 62/86 (72.1) | 81 (85.3) |
Sore throat | 44 (72.1) | 38 (52.7) | 57 (91.9) | 58/83 (69.9) | 63 (66.3) |
Lymphadenopathy | 32 (52.5) | 32 (44.4) | 46 (74.2) | 59/86 (68.6) | 35 (36.8) |
Hepatomegaly | 8 (13.1) | NA | 27 (43.5) | 42/87 (48.3) | 43 (45.3) |
Splenomegaly | 23 (37.7) | 32 (44.4) | 34 (54.8) | 56/86 (65.1) | 40 (42.1) |
Pericarditis | 15 (24.6) | 15 (20.8) | 23 (37.1) | 9/87 (10.3) | 8 (8.4) |
Pleuritis | 11 (18.0) | NA | 33 (53.2) | 11/89 (12.4) | 21 (22.1) |
Myalgia | 17 (27.9) | NA | 52 (83.9) | 50/89 (56.2) | 66 (69.5) |
Weight loss (≥ 10%) | 7 (11.5) | NA | 41 (66.1) | 40/72 (55.6) | 17 (17.9) |
NA: not available.