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Pathology
Paramyxovirus
Aetiology
Droplet transmission. Preventable by MMR vaccine (15 months).
Signs
Koplik spots: grey lesions on buccal mucosa (see figure 9.6).
Maculopapular rash: red/brown colour, head then rest of body, starting behind the ears.
Symptoms
3Cs: cough, coryza, conjunctivitis and 3-day fever.
Investigations
Clinical diagnosis with lab confirmation of infection
Treatment
Conservative: Supportive, analgesia. Avoid contact with pregnant or
immunosuppressed people
Prognosis
Usually recover after approximately 10 days but can cause death.
Pneumonia, gastroenteritis, encephalitis, subacute sclerosing Panencephalitis, blindness.
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