Symptoms of Measles in Children

In children a healthy and nutritious enough, measles are less serious consequences.
Some of the complications that can accompany measles:

Symptoms of measles in children

Bacterial infections
- Pneumonia
- Middle ear infection
Sometimes occurs thrombocytopenia (decreased platelet count), so pendeita easy bruising and easy bleeding
Encephalitis (brain inteksi) occurs in 1 of 1.000 to 2000 cases.

Symptoms of measles in children begin to appear within 7-14 days after infection, namely:
- Sore throat
- Runny nose
- cough
- Muscle pain
- fever
- Red eye
- Photophobia (susceptible to light, glare).

2-4 days later, small white spots appear inside the mouth (Koplik spots).
Rash (redness of the skin) which feels a bit itchy appear 3-5 days after the onset of the symptoms. This could take the form of macular rash (rash reddish, flat) and papules (red rash that stands out). At first the rash appears on the face, which is in front of and below the ear and on the neck next to the side. Within 1-2 days, the rash spreads to the torso, arms and legs, while a rash on the face started to fade.

At the peak of the disease, the patient felt very ill, and the rash is widespread body temperature reaches 40? Celsius.
3-5 days later his temperature dropped, the patient began to feel better and the remaining rash soon disappeared.

Hope can be useful for the health of your child, and do not forget to read also Causes Measles in Babies