PEDIATRICS■ Lab studies can confirm clinical suspicion.
■ Presence of IgM to measles is diagnostic.
■ Rise in antibody titers during course of illness
■ Viral cultures can also be performed.
TREATMENT
■ Supportive care: Antipyretics, prevent of dehydration
■ Treat 2° bacterial infections with antibiotics.
■ Respiratory isolation
FIGURE 5.7. Measles (rubeolla). (See also color insert.)
(Reproduced, with permission, from Shah BR, Lucchesi M. Atlas of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill,
2006:135.)