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Measles or Not Measles? That is the Question!

Author(s) -

Marina Kristy Ibraheim,

Hesham Awadh,

Ambreen Allana,

Luis OstroskyZeichner,

Cesar Andres Diaz Arias

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa311

Subject(s) - medicine , measles , rash , outbreak , serology , pediatrics , interpretation (philosophy) , virology , dermatology , immunology , vaccination , antibody , computer science , programming language

We present a diagnostically challenging case of a patient who presented with fever and rash during a measles outbreak. The diagnosis was complicated by the interpretation of the results of serological tests, which resulted in implementation of major preventive measures in the hospital. The patient was later confirmed to have murine typhus.

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