Measles

Question 1

Occur when the child

Answer 1

unimmunized against measles

Question 2

• Keyword:

Answer 2

• 4C
  [Cough , Coryza =rhinitis/rhinorrhea, Conjunctivitis ] , Then Koplik
  spots
  then Fever & Maculopapular Rash [Start from head → then go down]

Question 3

Complication

Answer 3

: - Most common Complication → Otitis Media
However most common
cause of Death → pneumonia

Question 4

most common
cause of Death

Answer 4

pneumonia

Question 5

Treatment

Answer 5

1. Vitamin A
   ; Remember in Hematology: Vitamin A/ATRA /Tretinoin used in APL
   [AML-m3]
2. Measles Virus stay in Air & Transmitted by Air → therefore
   isolation
   is required

Question 6

contagious period

Answer 6

patient are contagious from 7 days post exposure to 6 days after the onset of rash