Forty years after effective vaccines were licensed, measles continues to cause death and severe disease in children worldwide. Complications from measles can occur in almost every organ system. Pneumonia, croup, and encephalitis are common causes of death; encephalitis is the most common cause of long-term sequelae. Measles remains a common cause of blindness in developing countries. Complicati...

PADHYAY, M. B. \/ Case 1.?Diptheritic Croup. I was called in haste to see a child, aged 4 years, who was suffering from great difficulty of breathing. The previous history of the case is as follows. He had enjoyed tolerable health. The day before I saw him was cold and cloudy, and he had taken a bath in cold water, and had been exposed to the cold air. In the evening he was rather indisposed ; ...

mendations about external diameter.2 While internal diameter is important for the airway resistance, the magnitude of the external diameter may play a role in the development of postintubation airway edema, postintubation croup and subglottic stenosis in pediatric patients. Therefore, when choosing a certain size of tracheal tube in children, both internal and external diameters should be taken...