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Table 2 The symptoms of enterovirus-positive patients with aseptic meningitis in Korea in 2008

From: Epidemics of viral meningitis caused by echovirus 6 and 30 in Korea in 2008

 

EV- positive

EV- positive rate (%)

E30

E30- positive rate (%)

E6

E6- positive rate (%)

Fever (> 37.3°C)

386

75.2

108

69.7

78

82.1

Headache

381

74.3

107

69.0

82

86.3

Vomiting

343

66.9

92

59.4

82

86.3

Neck stiffness

120

23.4

35

22.6

30

31.6

Erythematous rash

1

0.2

0

0.0

0

0.0

Vesicular rash

1

0.2

1

0.6

0

0.0

Sore throat

12

2.3

4

2.6

4

4.2

Cold symptom

7

1.4

2

1.3

2

2.1

Eye discharge

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Eyeball pain

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Myalgia

3

0.6

1

0.6

0

0.0

Abdominal pain

35

6.8

9

5.8

13

13.7

Diarrhea

4

0.8

1

0.6

1

1.1

Altered mental status

1

0.2

0

0.0

0

0.0

Seizure

2

0.4

0

0.0

0

0.0

Photophobia

1

0.2

0

0.0

1

1.1

Paralysis/Weakness

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0