Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental status changes, sensory and motor changes
• Myocarditis, Pericarditis
• Pneumonia -> Cough, SOB, fatigue, fever, hypoxemia
• Stomatitis -> Focal pain at site of oral ulcer
• Hepatitis -> RUQ Pain, N/V, elevated liver enzymes
• Immunosuppression -> Opportunistic infections
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