Paediatrica Indonesiana (Jan 2019)

Clinical Presentation of Measles at the Pediatric Ward in Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan

  • Mardiana K. Djayusman,
  • Margaretha Damanik,
  • Erijana Malik Miraza,
  • Charles Hutasoit,
  • Chairuddin P. Lubis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14238/pi32.7-8.1992.178-83
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 32, no. 7-8
pp. 178 – 83

Abstract

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A descriptive study was done on 55 infants and children with measles during January 1988- December 1989. They comprised 1.08% of the total sum of 5075 children hospitalized during that period. Measles without any complication was found in 5.4% of the subjects, and bronchopneumonia was the most common complication (75%). The highest prevalence was found in the age group of 1-5 years (72.8%). Most of the cases (98.2%) suffered from mild to severe malnutrition and they had not previously been vaccinated against measles.

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