1. inhaled aerosal /droplet
-- "respiratory secretion"
2. infect respiratory epithelium -> epithelium damage
[disease] -- " entire repiratory system"
otitis media (young child)
laryngitis
croup
bronchitis
primary viral pneumonia (adult, hospitalized cause)
secondary bacterial pneumonia (more than 1/3 adult)
3. primary viremia to RES -> infected all WBCs -> direct invade T cell/ IL-4 increase -> celluar immunity decrease
[disease]
cervical adenitis / lymphadenopathy
hepatitis
splenomegaly
4. secondary viremia -> fever (up tp 40.6)
5. distal disseminated
[skin] [CNS] [GI]
koplik's spot encephlalitis AGE, appendicitis, ileocolitis
skin rash SSPE hepatitis
mesenteric adenitis
[clinical course]
infection ---> onset of S&S --> rash appear --> rash begin fade / fever resolve
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[Lab]
1. lymphopenia and neutropenia (infect all WBCs ->cell death)
2. leukocytosis (may herald bacteria superinfection)
3. CSF protein high, lymphocytosis (if encephalopathy)
[Dx]
1. classic: Koplik's spots, cough, coryza, conjuctivitis, rash
[self-examination]
1. Is a child with agammaglobulinemia at high risk of severe complication?
No, because his celluar immunity remains normal.
2. Does a person got measles without rash or spots have better prognosis?
No, no skin lesion represents deficiency in immune reaction, careful!!