Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- potential exposure to measles
- unimmunised or vaccine failure
- fever
- cough
- coryza
- conjunctivitis
- Koplik's spots
- maculopapular rash
Risk factors
- exposure to measles virus
- no prior immunisation against measles
- failure to respond to measles vaccine
Diagnostic investigations
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
Authors
Professor of Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston Medical Center
Boston
MA
Disclosures
EB has received grant funding to her institution from Pfizer for study of an RSV vaccine in pregnant women and funds for travel to an investigator meeting. She has received royalties writing for UptoDate (evaluation of newly arrived immigrants), AAP (parasitic disease treatment), and Elsevier (Immigrant Medicine). EB has received honoraria from the AAP for contribution to the Red Book. She has also received reimbursement for review of malpractice cases, which she declares were not related to measles.
Peer reviewers
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown
WV
Disclosures
LN is an author of a reference cited in this topic.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Associate Residency Program Director
University of Chicago
Chicago
IL
Disclosures
AS declares that she has no competing interests.
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