TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal measles presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome in an immunocompetent adult
AU - Karanth, Suman S.
AU - Marupudi, Krishna Chaitanya
AU - Gupta, Anurag
AU - Rau, Nileshwar Radhakrishna
PY - 2014/8/19
Y1 - 2014/8/19
N2 - Fatal measles is known to occur among immunocompromised adults. We report a rare case of an immunocompetent non-pregnant young lady who suffered from fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome due to measles. Physicians must be vigilant to this deadly presentation of measles even in immunocompetent individuals. We emphasise the inadequacies of vaccination programmes in India reflected not only by the existing high measles-related childhood mortalities, but also an emerging rise in deaths among adults.
AB - Fatal measles is known to occur among immunocompromised adults. We report a rare case of an immunocompetent non-pregnant young lady who suffered from fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome due to measles. Physicians must be vigilant to this deadly presentation of measles even in immunocompetent individuals. We emphasise the inadequacies of vaccination programmes in India reflected not only by the existing high measles-related childhood mortalities, but also an emerging rise in deaths among adults.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2014-204832
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-204832
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907353255
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
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