Symptoms and treatment of measles

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Measles disease as a skin disease, will be manifested as skin itching, dry skin, skin allergy, skin swelling and so on, the main population is children, but with the current environmental pollution, many adults also suffer from measles, measles symptoms and treatment of adults? Let's talk about it

Symptoms and treatment of measles

Isolation, bed rest, room to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity, often ventilation, keep the air fresh. When photophobia occurs, the light in the room should be soft; Give easy to digest nutritious food, add enough water; Keep the skin and mucous membrane clean, keep the mouth moist and clean, gargle with salt water, repeat several times a day. Once a rash is found on the palms and soles of the hands and feet, it means that the rash is complete and the patient is in the recovery period. Close observation of the disease, complications immediately see a doctor.

A small amount of antipyretic can be used in high fever; Dysphoria can be given appropriate phenobarbital and other sedatives; Antitussive and disease eliminating agents were used in severe cough; Secondary bacterial infection can be given antibiotics. Children with measles need a large amount of vitamin A. The World Health Organization recommends that children with measles in vitamin A deficiency areas should supplement vitamin A.

① Fever was seen in all cases, most of them were moderate fever; ② Cough, runny nose, tears, pharyngeal congestion and so on, with eye symptoms prominent, conjunctival inflammation, eyelid edema, increased tears, photophobia, lower eyelid edge has an obvious congestion line (Stimson line), is very helpful for the diagnosis of measles. ③ The mucosal spots of measles appeared 24-48 hours before the eruption, with a diameter of about 1.0 mm and a red halo outside. At first, they only appeared on the buccal mucosa facing the lower molar, but they increased rapidly within one day, and could involve the whole buccal mucosa and spread to the lip mucosa. The mucosal rash disappeared gradually after the eruption, and there were dark red spots;

matters needing attention

The incidence rate of measles is very high, and it is easy to recurrent attacks, especially those with relatively sensitive body. Therefore, in order to avoid measles attacks, we must pay attention to our personal hygiene habits at ordinary times, and often bathe regularly, avoid touching some infectious substances, such as pollen, dust, animal fur, etc.