Table 5 Clinical, laboratory, and radiographic findings of avian influenza in humans

Clinical presentation

   Conjunctivitis

   Influenza-like illness

   Nausea

   Emesis

   Diarrhea

   Shortness of breath

   Pneumonia

Laboratory findings

   Lymphopenia

   Thrombocytopenia

   Elevated creatinine

   Abnormal transaminases

Chest radiographic findings

   Interstitial infiltrates

   Lobar infiltration

   Consolidation

   Pneumothorax (on mechanical ventilation)