Table 3: Renal cortical echogenicity in Lassa fever patients and controls.
|
Renal changes |
|
Lassa fever patient |
Control |
P |
|
Grade of echogenicity |
Grade 0 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 |
3 (7.50) 11 (27.50) 18 (45.00) 8 (20.00) |
40 (100.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) 0 (0.00) |
0.0001 |
Grading of echogenicity [15]
0 = Renal cortical echogenicity less than liver/spleen echotexture.
1 = Renal cortical echogenicity equal to liver/spleen echotexture.
2 = Renal cortical echogenicity greater than liver/spleen echotexture but with preservation of the cortical medullary differentiation
3 = Renal cortical echogenicity greater than liver/spleen echotexture but with loss of corticomedullary differentiation.