A Case of Measles Initially Diagnosed as MIS-C in the COVID-19 Pandemics
Fever and rash are a common symptom combination in children. Etiological studies are carried out primarily for the most common diseases. For this reason, in the period of the new Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially COVID-19-related multi-inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) comes to mi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2023-04-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine |
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http://www.caybdergi.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-case-of-measles-nitially-diagnosed-as-ms-c-in-th/58835
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| Summary: | Fever and rash are a common symptom combination in children. Etiological studies are carried out primarily for the most common diseases. For this reason, in the period of the new Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, especially COVID-19-related multi-inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) comes to mind in children with this combination. Measles infection was detected in an 18-monthold Syrian girl who was hospitalized with the diagnosis of fever, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, maculopapular rash during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The case died with pneumonia and septic shock. With this case, we wanted to emphasize that during the COVID-19 pandemic, and measles should also be considered in the differential diagnosis of MIS-C in cases with fever, maculopapular rash and conjunctivitis. |
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| ISSN: | 2146-2399 2148-7332 |