TABLE 1.
Clinical and laboratory findings for Fuyang scrub typhus patients
| Finding | % of patients |
|---|---|
| Clinical | |
| Fever | 100 |
| Headache | 82.7 |
| Fatigue | 81.7 |
| Myalgias | 77.9 |
| Chill | 75 |
| Eschar or skin ulcer | 67.3 |
| Facial flushing | 62.5 |
| Rash | 52.9 |
| Lymphadenopathy | 17.3 |
| Hepatosplenomegaly | 6.7 |
| Bronchopneumonia | 3.9 |
| Laboratory | |
| Increased WBC counta (10.0 × 109/liter to 18.6 × 109/liter) | 20.2 |
| Decreased platelet countb (30 × 109 to 100 × 109/liter) | 24 |
| Transaminase level increase | |
| ALT (>40 U/liter) | 79 |
| AST (>40 U/liter) | 81 |
| C-reactive protein increase | 28 |
a
Normal WBC counts are 4.3 × 109 to 10 × 109/liter.
b
Normal platelet counts are 150 × 109 to 400 × 109/liter.