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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 22;7(8):ofaa311.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa311. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Measles or Not Measles? That Is the Question!

Marina Kristy Ibraheim  1 , Hesham Awadh  2 , Ambreen Allana  2 , Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner  2 , Cesar A Arias  2   3   4   5
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Measles or Not Measles? That Is the Question!

Marina Kristy Ibraheim et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We present a diagnostically challenging case of a patient who presented with fever and rash during a measles outbreak. The diagnosis was complicated by the interpretation of the results of serological tests, which resulted in implementation of major preventive measures in the hospital. The patient was later confirmed to have murine typhus.

Keywords: measles; serological testing; typhus.

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Figure 1.
Blanching, maculopapular rash involving the chest, trunk, and bilateral upper extremities.
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Maculopapular rash with petechial component on right upper extremity.
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