Clinical Presentation of Measles at the Pediatric Ward in Dr. Pirngadi Hospital Medan
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 co...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House
2019-01-01
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Series: | Paediatrica Indonesiana |
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Online Access: | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/2114 |
Summary: | 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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ISSN: | 0030-9311 2338-476X |