Volume 10, Number 10—October 2004
Dispatch
Scrub Typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia
A. Mark Durand*
, Stevenson Kuartei†, Ishmael Togamae†, Maireng Sengebau†, Linda Demma‡, William Nicholson‡, and Michael O’Leary‡§
, Stevenson Kuartei†, Ishmael Togamae†, Maireng Sengebau†, Linda Demma‡, William Nicholson‡, and Michael O’Leary‡§Table 1
Clinical findings among 15 scrub typhus patients in case series, Palau, 2001–2003
| Finding | No. (%) of total patients, N = 15 | No. (%) of sero-positive patients, N = 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Fever | 15 (100) | 6 (100) |
| Abdominal pain | 10 (67) | 5 (84) |
| Vomiting | 12 (80) | 4 (67) |
| Headache | 10 (67) | 4 (67) |
| Rash | 7 (47) | 1 (16) |
| Cough/rhinorrhea | 6 (40) | 2 (33) |
| Elevated alanine aminotransferase | 6 (40) | 2 (33) |
| Proteinuria | 4 (27) | 1 (16) |
| Myalgia | 3 (20) | 2 (33) |
| Conjunctival suffusion | 3 (20) | 2 (33) |
| Leukocytosis | 3 (20) | 2 (33) |
| Diarrhea | 3 (20) | 1 (16) |
| CSF pleocytosis | 2 (13) | 0 |
| Visible blood in stool | 1 (7) | 0 |
aCSF, cerebrospinal fluid.
