Adedoyin M A
Department of Child Health, University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 1990 Apr-Jun;9(2):103-7.
A review of 598 cases of measles admitted to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, (Nigeria) between January 1982 and December 1984, was undertaken. One hundred and fourteen children (19%) had measles by the age of nine months, and the number increased to 298 (49.8%) by 12 months of age. There were 207 (34.6%) cases during the second year of life and only 93 children second year of life and only 93 children (15.5%) were above two years of age. The most prevalent months for measles was found to be February, March and April, when 312 (52.29) of the cases occurred. Overall mortality was 71 (11.9%) with 58 (81.7%) deaths occurring among children two years and below. The commonest complications were bronchopneumonia and gastroenteritis with dehydration. Early immunization and further research, particularly into the optimum age for immunization is advocated.
对1982年1月至1984年12月期间收治于伊洛林大学教学医院（尼日利亚）的598例麻疹病例进行了回顾性研究。114名儿童（19%）在9个月大时患麻疹，到12个月大时，这一数字增至298名（49.8%）。1至2岁期间有207例（34.6%），两岁以上儿童仅有93名（15.5%）。发现麻疹最流行的月份是2月、3月和4月，这期间有312例（52.2%）发病。总死亡率为71例（11.9%），其中58例（81.7%）死亡发生在两岁及以下儿童中。最常见的并发症是支气管肺炎和伴有脱水的肠胃炎。提倡早期免疫接种以及进一步开展研究，尤其是关于最佳免疫接种年龄的研究。
