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. 2014 Jul 19;24(4):387–392.

Table 2.

Complications of scrub typhus seen in the present study

Complications No. %
Meningoencephalitis 20 30.3
Platlet count <50,000/mm 3 18 27.2
Shock 17 25.8
Acute kidney injury(AKI) 11 16.7
Hepatitis 09 13.6
Acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) 08 12.1
Respiratory failure 08 12.1
Pneumonia 07 10.6
Cardiac dysfunction (myocarditis) 06 9.1
Pleural effusion 06 9.1
Severe anaemia (Hb <6gm%) 04 6.1
Pericardial effusion 03 4.5
Disseminated intravascular coagulation(DIC) 01 1.5