Clinical, laboratorial diagnosis and prophylaxis of measles in Brazil

• Main Authors: Analucia R. Xavier (Author), Thalles S. Rodrigues (Author), Lucas S. Santos (Author), Gilmar S. Lacerda (Author), Salim Kanaan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Measles is an acute febrile exanthematic disease of viral etiology, highly contagious, being the cause of morbidity and mortality of children in developing countries, whereas it has become rarer in developed countries due to vaccination. Its differential diagnosis should be made with other...