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==Background==
==Background==
*10d incubation period
[[File:Koplik's Spots on Cheek.jpg|thumb|Koplik's Spots on Cheek]]
*3d prodromal period
[[File:Koplik's Spots on Palate.jpg|thumb|Koplik's Spots on Palate]]
[[File:Measle's Rash on Face.jpg|thumb|Measle's Rash on Face]]
[[File:Measle's Rash on on Thorax.jpg|thumb|Measle's Rash on on Thorax]]
*Also known as Rubeola, which is not to be confused with German Measles ([[Rubella]])
*Patients are contagious from about 4 days before to 4 days after onset of rash


===Current Outbreaks===
==Clinical Features==
*2/14
*Consider measles in a patient of any age who has an acute RASH and FEVER
**14 known measles cases in California
*Risk factors
**5 of the patients recently traveled to the Philippines or had contact with international travelers
**In the prior 3 weeks: travel outside of North America, transit through U.S. international airports, interaction with foreign visitors, including at a U.S. tourist attraction, or travel to areas of the U.S with ongoing measles transmission.
**the majority of patients were unvaccinated
**Confirmed measles cases in your community.
**a recent outbreak in the Philippines has resulted in over 20 deaths and thousands of cases
**Never immunized with measles vaccine and born in 1957 or later.
 
*Incubation period - 10 days
==Diagnosis==
*Prodrome of high [[fever]], [[cough]], coryza, and [[conjunctivitis]] (lasts ~3 days)
*Begins with URI symptoms: high fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis
*Koplik's spots (appears day 2-3) - pathognomonic enanthem
*Koplik's spots (appears day 2-3)
**Pathognomonic enanthem
**Tiny red spots (base) with bluish-white centers on the mucosa of the cheek or palate
**Tiny red spots (base) with bluish-white centers on the mucosa of the cheek or palate
*Rash (begins day 4 - lasts to day 7)
*[[Rash]] (begins day 4 - lasts to day 7)
**red, blotchy, and maculopapular; rapidly progresses to confluence
**Red, blotchy, and maculopapular; rapidly progresses to confluence
**Usually starts on the face (hairline and behind the ears)
**Usually starts on the face (hairline and behind the ears)
**Rapidly spreads to the chest, back, and finally the legs and feet
**Rapidly spreads to the chest, back, and finally the legs and feet
*Obtain a history of measles immunization, travel outside of the Americas, or contact with international travelers in recent weeks.  Simple community transmission is also possible.
**Rash resolves in order of appearance between days 7-9 
 
===Complications===
*Secondary infection
**Measles virus can directly infect T cells, leading to systemic immune suppression and secondary infections
*Gastrointestinal
**[[Diarrhea]] is the most common complication
** Others: gingivostomatitis, [[gastroenteritis]], [[hepatitis]], mesenteric lymphadenitis, and [[appendicitis]]
*Pulmonary
**Pneumonia is the most common cause of measles-associated death in children
*Neurologic
**[[Encephalitis]]
**Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
***Demyelinating disease thought to be a postinfectious autoimmune response
**Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
***A fatal, progressive degenerative disease of the CNS that usually occurs 7 to 10 years after natural measles virus infection
 
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Peds Rash DDX}}


[[File:Koplik's Spots on Cheek.jpg]]
{{DDX oral rashes and lesions}}
[[File:Koplik's Spots on Palate.jpg]]
[[File:Measle's Rash on Face.jpg]]
[[File:Measle's Rash on on Thorax.jpg]]


==Work Up==
==Evaluation==
*Usually you need (check with your lab):
===Workup===
**1-2 ml blood in a red-top tube
''Initial treatment/isolation is based on clinical suspicion; testing is normally performed in conjunction with recommendations by local public health experts<ref name="CA Advisory 4-2019">California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019</ref>''
**throat or nasopharyngeal swab using a viral culturette with viral transport media
*PCR is the preferred testing method for measles, and can only be performed in public health laboratories.<ref name="CA Advisory 4-2019">California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019</ref>
**10-40 ml of urine in a sterile container.
*Measles IgM testing is frequently falsely positive and is not recommended<ref name="CA Advisory 4-2019">California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019</ref>
 
===Diagnosis<ref name="CA Advisory 4-2019">California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019</ref>===
Providers should consider measles in patients with FEVER AND a descending RASH in a person with a history of travel or contact with someone who has travelled outside North America <u>whether or not the patient has had 2 doses of MMR or prior measles disease</u>. However, persons without a history of travel or exposure to a traveler, are unlikely to have measles in the absence of confirmed measles cases in your community.


==Management==
==Management==
*'''Alert local health department ASAP'''
*Supportive care
**The risk of measles transmission to others and large contact investigations can be reduced if control measures are implemented immediately.


===Post-Exposure Prophylaxis===
===Suspected Active Measles Case<ref name="CA Advisory 4-2019">California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019</ref>===
*Can be administered to contacts
#Isolate patient immediately (see below)
*Checking with your local health authorities
#Alert your local health department immediately
**Within 72 hours of exposure use MMR vaccine
#*The risk of measles transmission to others and large contact investigations can be reduced if control measures are implemented immediately
**Up to 6 days after exposure use IM immune globulin
#If advised to test for measles by your local health department, submit a specimen for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing (see Workup section above).


===Infectious Precautions===
===[[Isolation precautions|Isolation Precautions]]===
*For suspected patients
*For suspected patients
**MASK the patient and ISOLATE immediately in an airborne infection isolation room
**Mask the patient and isolate immediately in an airborne infection isolation room
**All personnel entering the room should use respiratory protection at least as effective as an N95 respirator
**All personnel entering the room should use respiratory protection at least as effective as an N95 respirator
**If possible, allow only personnel with documentation of 2 doses of live measles vaccine or laboratory evidence of immunity (measles IgG positive) to enter the room
**If possible, allow only personnel with documentation of 2 doses of live measles vaccine or laboratory evidence of immunity (measles IgG positive) to enter the room
**Do not use the room for at least 2 hours after the patient leaves.
**Do not use the room for at least 2 hours after the patient leaves.
===Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Non-Immune Contact)===
*Immunocompetent:
**MMR Vaccine (within 72 hours of exposure)
*Immunocompromised, children <12 months, and others at high risk of complications: 
**IM Immune globulin (up to 6 days after exposure)
**Consider checking with your local health authorities
==Disposition==
*Discuss with public health
**Patients may be admitted with isolation to prevent public health spread vs. discharged with home isolation precautions


==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Rashes (Peds)]]
*[[Pediatric Rashes]]
 
==External Links==
*Guidance from CDC for healthcare professionals: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/hcp/index.html
*CDC clinical syndromes: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/meas.html


==Source==
==References==
*2/25/14 VEP HEALTH ADVISORY by Rob Wyman, MD
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Revision as of 01:12, 15 September 2019

Background

Koplik's Spots on Cheek
Koplik's Spots on Palate
Measle's Rash on Face
Measle's Rash on on Thorax
  • Also known as Rubeola, which is not to be confused with German Measles (Rubella)
  • Patients are contagious from about 4 days before to 4 days after onset of rash

Clinical Features

  • Consider measles in a patient of any age who has an acute RASH and FEVER
  • Risk factors
    • In the prior 3 weeks: travel outside of North America, transit through U.S. international airports, interaction with foreign visitors, including at a U.S. tourist attraction, or travel to areas of the U.S with ongoing measles transmission.
    • Confirmed measles cases in your community.
    • Never immunized with measles vaccine and born in 1957 or later.
  • Incubation period - 10 days
  • Prodrome of high fever, cough, coryza, and conjunctivitis (lasts ~3 days)
  • Koplik's spots (appears day 2-3) - pathognomonic enanthem
    • Tiny red spots (base) with bluish-white centers on the mucosa of the cheek or palate
  • Rash (begins day 4 - lasts to day 7)
    • Red, blotchy, and maculopapular; rapidly progresses to confluence
    • Usually starts on the face (hairline and behind the ears)
    • Rapidly spreads to the chest, back, and finally the legs and feet
    • Rash resolves in order of appearance between days 7-9

Complications

  • Secondary infection
    • Measles virus can directly infect T cells, leading to systemic immune suppression and secondary infections
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Pulmonary
    • Pneumonia is the most common cause of measles-associated death in children
  • Neurologic
    • Encephalitis
    • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
      • Demyelinating disease thought to be a postinfectious autoimmune response
    • Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
      • A fatal, progressive degenerative disease of the CNS that usually occurs 7 to 10 years after natural measles virus infection

Differential Diagnosis

Pediatric Rash

Oral rashes and lesions

Evaluation

Workup

Initial treatment/isolation is based on clinical suspicion; testing is normally performed in conjunction with recommendations by local public health experts[1]

  • PCR is the preferred testing method for measles, and can only be performed in public health laboratories.[1]
  • Measles IgM testing is frequently falsely positive and is not recommended[1]

Diagnosis[1]

Providers should consider measles in patients with FEVER AND a descending RASH in a person with a history of travel or contact with someone who has travelled outside North America whether or not the patient has had 2 doses of MMR or prior measles disease. However, persons without a history of travel or exposure to a traveler, are unlikely to have measles in the absence of confirmed measles cases in your community.

Management

  • Supportive care

Suspected Active Measles Case[1]

  1. Isolate patient immediately (see below)
  2. Alert your local health department immediately
    • The risk of measles transmission to others and large contact investigations can be reduced if control measures are implemented immediately
  3. If advised to test for measles by your local health department, submit a specimen for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing (see Workup section above).

Isolation Precautions

  • For suspected patients
    • Mask the patient and isolate immediately in an airborne infection isolation room
    • All personnel entering the room should use respiratory protection at least as effective as an N95 respirator
    • If possible, allow only personnel with documentation of 2 doses of live measles vaccine or laboratory evidence of immunity (measles IgG positive) to enter the room
    • Do not use the room for at least 2 hours after the patient leaves.

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (Non-Immune Contact)

  • Immunocompetent:
    • MMR Vaccine (within 72 hours of exposure)
  • Immunocompromised, children <12 months, and others at high risk of complications:
    • IM Immune globulin (up to 6 days after exposure)
    • Consider checking with your local health authorities

Disposition

  • Discuss with public health
    • Patients may be admitted with isolation to prevent public health spread vs. discharged with home isolation precautions

See Also

External Links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 California Department of Public Health Health Advisory: Measles Clinical Guidance: Identification and Testing of Suspect Measles Cases. April 3, 2019