[Analysis on clinical characteristics of adult measles inpatients in Urumqi Municipal].

Abstract

Objectives: To analyze the clinical and laboratory characteristics, and characteristics of population distribution as well, and to provide the scientific data for the adult measles control.

Methods: Using descriptive epidemiology and statistical approach to analyze the clinical information for the adult measles patients hospitalized in People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of Urumqi city in Xinjiang province of China between Oct. 2007 and Mar. 2008.

Results: The average age of all the patients was 25.5 years old. 63 patients had fever and most of them were at 39.1-40.0'C. 61(96.8%) patients had rash, and 54 (85.7%) patients had koplik spots at the moment of hospitalization. 26 (41.3%) patients had the complications of acute tracheobronchitis. And the chest radiograph of 28 (44.4%) patients showed the inflammatory shadow. The proportion of the neutrophils of 11 (17.5%) patients was high level in the blood testing. The alanine aminotransferase of 18 (28.6%) patients were elevated. All the patients were recovery.

Conclusion: More and more adult measles patients occurred in China in recent years. The clinical characteristics among the patients was variable. It is necessary to discuss and make a decision about the issue of supplementary immunization for adult population in China.