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Suspected measles
Rashes all over body with cough cold and
fever since April 6 till now. However no fever cough and vold since 4 days
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Measles is a viral disease and it's time limiting
There is no specific medicine and boosting the immunity through diet is the answer for early recovery
Contagious
Take care of others
Incubation period cam be a week or ten days
Total rest. Liquids as food with simple proteins like toned milk and curds, coconut water, ors and lots of water or beverages
Daily bath and wear cottons
Next Steps
wait for a week to get back to normal self
Health Tips
make sure that you Discard and wash clothes worn during the day as infection is present in sweat.
if Fever and pain, give paracetamol 500 mg twice a day
phenargan tablet or syrup for rash allergy
antiseptic powder like clotrimazole helps reduce the spread from one area to another through sweating
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Dr. Asad Raza
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Measles
caused by Paramyxovirus
SX â fever, 3 Câs: cough, coryza (rhinitis), conjunctivitis
PE â vitals
Koplik spots (grains of white sand on oral mucoa, opposite 1st and 2nd molars)
Rash - maculopapular, spreads cephalocaudally - begins on face and behind ears and spreads to trunk and extemities
Next Steps
DX â ⢠Serologic testing (measles IgM antibody - serum IgM and IgG increased 4 fold) ⢠Viral detection via culture or PCR of throat swab or nasopharyngeal swabs
Health Tips
TX â Supportive (Tx fever w/ acetaminophen 350mg QID, hydration) Vitamin A 400 - 900 mcg QD Limit contacts Vaccine to contacts within 3 days of exposure Prevention Vaccine MMR: two doses - 1st at age 12-15 months, 2nd dose at age 4-6 years Complications: PNA, Otitis Media, SSPE
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