Analysis on epidemiology and clinical characteristics of 3431 pediatric patients with measles

  • HU Zhiliang ,
  • SUN Binghu ,
  • WANG Xiaokang ,
  • CHI Yun ,
  • WEI Hongxia ,
  • CHENG Cong
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  • 1. Department of Infectious Diseases, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing 210003, Jiangsu, China; 2.Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China

Received date: 2017-08-15

  Online published: 2017-08-15

Abstract

Objective To analyze the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of the children with measles. Methods Retrospectively analyzed methods were applied to analyze the timing, and season of the break, age distribution, clinical manifestations and major complications of 3431 children with measles (<12 years) in the Second Hospital of Nanjing from 2008 to 2015. Results It found that there was a peak incidence of measles in children each in 2009, 2013, and 2015 , peaking in March to May. Onset age of measles mainly within the first year of life, and incidence increased with age within the first 8 months. Typical clinical manifestations are mainly fever, rash, cough, and catarrhal symptoms. The main complications of measles were pneumonia, laryngitis and heart failure. Conclusions Early diagnosis and effective treatment of the children with measles needs to be strengthened.

Cite this article

HU Zhiliang , SUN Binghu , WANG Xiaokang , CHI Yun , WEI Hongxia , CHENG Cong . Analysis on epidemiology and clinical characteristics of 3431 pediatric patients with measles[J]. Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2017 , 35(8) : 589 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2017.08.007

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