Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal

Table 2

Signs and symptoms.

Signs and symptoms	Only chikungunya	Chikungunya and scrub typhus	Total cases
Fever
<7 days	19 (63.3)	11 (36.7)	30 (71.4)
≥7 days	6 (50.0)	6 (50.0)	12 (28.6)
Joint pain	19 (55.9)	15 (44.1)	34 (81.0)
Nausea/vomiting	16 (51.6)	15 (48.4)	31 (73.8)
Headache	12 (42.9)	16 (57.1)	28 (66.7)
Lymphadenopathy	12 (48.0)	13 (52.0)	25 (59.5)
Abdominal pain	13 (48.1)	14 (51.8)	27 (64.3)
Hepatomegaly	11 (50.5)	11 (50.0)	22 (52.4)
Splenomegaly	5 (29.4)	12 (70.6)	17 (40.5)
Edema	7 (43.7)	9 (56.2)	16 (38.1)
Jaundice	4 (36.4)	7 (63.6)	11 (26.2)
Dry cough	2 (22.2)	7 (77.8)	9 (21.4)
Shortness of breath	1 (12.5)	7 (87.5)	8 (19.0)
Seizure	1 (14.3)	6 (85.7)	7 (16.7)
Altered sensorium	6 (46.1)	7 (53.8)	13 (31.0)
Eschar	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	3 (7.1)
Rashes	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)	2 (4.8)
Blood pressure ()
Systolic (mmHg)
Diastolic (mmHg)
Hypotension/shock
Fluid bolus only ()	3 (60.0)	2 (40.0)	5 (38.5)
At least one inotrope ()	2 (25.0)	6 (75.0)	8 (61.5)

Values are number and percentages; .