A 3-year-old male child presented with 8 days of fever and 4 days of respiratory distress. On examination, the child had pallor, pedal edema, tachycardia, dyspnea, and bilateral inspiratory creps. On the 3rd day of hospitalization, an eschar was noticed on the child's left knee. Serology testing was positive for scrub typhus. The child was treated with doxycycline and supportive care and showed improvement.