Clinical manifestations of complications in measles

Clinical Manifestations of Measles and Rubella

Currently, the incidence of measles and rubella has decreased and the diseases have been eliminated in some countries with high vaccination coverages. Awareness of the clinical manifestations of the two diseases is essential, as there is always the possibility of new cases, which should be suspected on the basis of the medical history and physical examination. The diagnosis is based on clinical...

Manifestations and complications of leptospirosis

Clinical Manifestations & Complications of Scrub Typhus

Introduction Scrub typhus, also known as tsutsugamushi disease, is an acute febrile illness caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi and characterized by focal or disseminated vasculitis and perivasculitis, which may involve the lungs, heart, liver, spleen, and central nervous system (1,2,3).The symptoms are usually mild and the clinical course selflimited, with spontaneous recovery afte...

Clinical manifestations and complications of rickettsiosis in southern Taiwan.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Taiwan is an endemic area for scrub typhus. Recent increases have been noted in two other infectious diseases caused by obligate intracellular organisms, Q fever and murine typhus. These diseases usually present as an acute febrile illness with non-specific symptoms and are difficult to distinguish. This study describes the clinical manifestations and complications of cas...

Clinical outcome in measles patients hospitalized with complications.

BACKGROUND Measles is a highly communicable viral illness and is common cause of childhood mortality and morbidity. Keeping in view the high prevalence of measles in the developing world, we carried out this study to look into the complicated measles cases and clinical outcome in patients admitted in children ward of Ayub Teaching Hospital. METHODS Detailed history and physical examination of...