Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of confirmed cases at the time of hospital admission
| Clinical symptoms |
Present study N = 480 (%) |
Other study [28] N = 274 (%) |
P-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical symptoms of scrub typhus | ||||
| Fever | 480(100.0) | 274(100.0) | -- | |
| Maculopapular rashes appeared on the trunk and proximal limbs | 434 (90.4) | 102(37.2) | < 0.001a | |
| Skin eschars | 425 (88.5) | 240(87.6) | 0.697 a | |
| Regional lymphadenopathy | 291 (60.6) | 248(90.5) | < 0.001a | |
| General symptoms of febrile disease | ||||
| Chills | 323 (67.3) | 125(45.6) | < 0.001a | |
| Loss of appetite | 398 (82.9) | 243(88.7) | 0.033a | |
| Erythematous flushes on the face, neck and upper bosom | 234 (48.8) | -- | -- | |
| Myalgia and prostration | 480 (100.0) | 250(91.2) | < 0.001a | |
| Ache | ||||
| Headache | 480 (100.0) | 135(49.3) | < 0.001b | |
| Retro-orbital pain | 83 (17.3) | 188(68.6) | < 0.001a | |
| Heart damage | ||||
| Electrocardiogram abnormity | 38 (7.9) | 74(27.0) | < 0.001a | |
| Toxic myocarditis | 0 | 57(20.8) | < 0.001b | |
| Digestive system damage | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 234 (48.8) | 67(24.5) | < 0.001b | |
| Nausea/vomiting | 210 (43.8) | 62(22.6) | < 0.001a | |
| Hepatosplenomegaly | 84 (17.5) | 166(60.6) | < 0.001b | |
| Alimentary tract hemorrhage | 0 | 34(12.4) | < 0.001b | |
| Pleural fluid, or abdominal dropsy | 0 | 27(9.9) | < 0.001b | |
| Kidney damage | ||||
| Flank tenderness | 48 (10.0) | 86(31.39) | < 0.001 a |
a – Chi-square test; b – Fisher's exact test.