| Autor: |
Danielle Lee, Oliver Mercer, Varsha Halai, Laura Gill, Colin Macleod, Temi Lampejo |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Clinical Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 5, Pp 100239- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1470-2118 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100239 |
| Popis: |
Measles is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable airborne-transmitted viral infection of which there has been a recent resurgence of cases worldwide over the past year, including in countries such as the UK, which had previously successfully achieved endemic measles elimination through vaccination programmes. Measles is typically a self-limiting illness, but can rarely cause severe, life-threatening disease, particularly when complicated by respiratory or neurological involvement. These severe complications are not typically seen in the absence of immunosuppression. We describe a rare case of severe measles with pneumonitis in an immunocompetent adult necessitating admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). |
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