An Atypical Case of Measles

young boy of ten, on the evening of 10th May> 1946, who suddenly started diarrhoea. There was no particular history except that he had passed a few loose motions. Of course, he complained much of griping. He was on ordinary indigenous drugs and was given khichn in diet. The stools contained much of fsecal matter. The temperature of the patient was 100?F. Next morning the frequency of the motion increased, and stools contained bloodtinged mucus. Griping was very agonizingThe temperature shot up to 103 ?F. and came down to 99?F, next morning. This trend of temperature continued up to the seventh day. He was put on kaolin and bismuth with castor oilNext day he was put on sulphaguanidine. He did not show any appreciable improvement. On the other hand restlessness and griping increased. The tongue was .heavily coated, and was bright red in colour at the edges. Later on, it was suspected to be a case of typhoid fever, diarrhoea being a complication. Tenesmus and frequency of motions (blood-tinged mucus) did not diminish. In view of severe tenesmus, temperature 103?F. and blood-tinged stools consisting of mucus mostly, I suspected the possibility of infective colitis and put him on cibazol with glucose. After two days there was some relief in tenesmus and stools. On the eighth day to my