Liver involvement in adults with measles.
We retrospectively collected the characteristics of 80 consecutive adult patients with biologically confirmed measles during a recent epidemic in France. We report on the frequency and severity of liver involvement in adult patients with measles. In our experience, measles in adults was not severe and hepatitis was not correlated with severe cases or bacterial infection. Therefore, hepatitis should be regarded as a usual symptom rather than a complication of measles infection in adults.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Versailles, University, Paris Hospitals, 104, Boulevard Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France. Electronic address: aurelien.dinh@rpc.aphp.fr.
Aurélien
A
Dinh
Victoire
V
Fleuret
Thomas
T
Hanslik
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
Fever; Heptatitis; Measles; Rash