Table 4 Presumptive diagnoses of SAE cases reported to have occurred following ivermectin mass treatment from 1989 to 2001*
Presumptive Diagnosis† | No. of cases within diagnostic category (% of total no. of cases) |
|---|---|
Neurologic impairment | 110 (53.1) |
Mild Mazzotti reaction | 43 (20.8) |
Other or insufficient information to assign presumptive diagnosis | 22 (10.6) |
Severe Mazzotti reaction | 17 (8.2) |
Functional impairment with normal mental status | 6 (2.9) |
Gastrointestinal illness | 5 (2.4) |
Anaphylactic reaction | 3 (1.5) |
Respiratory illness (except asthma attack in a known asthmatic which falls into the category of Severe Mazzotti reaction) | 1 (0.5) |
Cardiovascular illness (except hypotension which falls into the category of Severe Mazzotti reaction | 0 (0) |
Total | 207 (100) |