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Case Report

Simultaneous Chickenpox and Measles Infection among Migrant Children Who Stayed in Italy during the Second Half of June 2011

by
Igor Ivić-Hofman
1,*,
Ante Cvitković
1,
Bernard Kaić
2,
Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek
3,
Nenad Pandak
4,
Zorana Marić
1 and
Dragana Jurić
1
1
Brodsko-Posavska County Institute of Public Health, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
2
Croatian National Institute of Public Health,Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Zagreb, Croatia
3
Croatian National Institute of Public Health,Virology Department, Zagreb, Croatia
4
General Hospital Dr Josip Benčević, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2011, 1(4), e113; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e113
Submission received: 13 October 2011 / Revised: 13 October 2011 / Accepted: 2 November 2011 / Published: 10 November 2011

Abstract

We are reporting on a household outbreak of measles, in which cases of simultaneous measles and chickenpox infection occured in children of a family who resided in Italy during the incubation period (June 2011). In three children, fever and generalized confluent macular rash were the dominant symptoms. Serology testing revealed simultaneous measles and chickenpox infection in four children.
Keywords: simultaneous chickenpox; measles infection simultaneous chickenpox; measles infection

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Ivić-Hofman, I.; Cvitković, A.; Kaić, B.; Vilibić-Čavlek, T.; Pandak, N.; Marić, Z.; Jurić, D. Simultaneous Chickenpox and Measles Infection among Migrant Children Who Stayed in Italy during the Second Half of June 2011. Clin. Pract. 2011, 1, e113. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e113

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Ivić-Hofman I, Cvitković A, Kaić B, Vilibić-Čavlek T, Pandak N, Marić Z, Jurić D. Simultaneous Chickenpox and Measles Infection among Migrant Children Who Stayed in Italy during the Second Half of June 2011. Clinics and Practice. 2011; 1(4):e113. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e113

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Ivić-Hofman, Igor, Ante Cvitković, Bernard Kaić, Tatjana Vilibić-Čavlek, Nenad Pandak, Zorana Marić, and Dragana Jurić. 2011. "Simultaneous Chickenpox and Measles Infection among Migrant Children Who Stayed in Italy during the Second Half of June 2011" Clinics and Practice 1, no. 4: e113. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e113

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