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A clinical study of measles

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75 children with measles were studied with the following conclusions:

There was a high incidence during March, April and May, which declined abruptly with the onset of the monsoon. Younger children were more susceptible to measles, with the ratio of 2.6:1 for boys and girls. Children with malnutrition were more prone to get measles infection and liable to have much dreaded complications.

Diarrhoea (57 cases or 76%) and pulmonary involvement (42.6%) were the common complications observed in measles. Encephalitis (2 or 2.6%) and jaundice (1.3%) were also observed.

The mortality rate in measles was 26.6%, of which 11 or 14.6% were due to pulmonary complications.

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  1. Pranesh Nigam

    Present address: District Hospital, Jhansi, U.P.

  2. Ishwar Sahai

    Present address: Civil Hospital, Tehri Garhwal, U.P.

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    Pranesh Nigam, V. K. Tandon, Ishwar Sahai & S. K. Srivastava

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Nigam, P., Tandon, V.K., Sahai, I. et al. A clinical study of measles. Indian J Pediatr 40, 54–57 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02750185

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