Complications of Measles
| About complications: Complications of Measles are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Measles. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Measles and complications of Measles is unclear or arbitrary. |
Complications list for Measles: The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Measles includes:
- Brain damage - about 1 in 2000 cases of measles
- Earache
- Breathing difficulty
- Very high fever (see Fever)
- Severe headache
- Pneumonia
- Middle ear infection
- Deafness - from middle ear infection
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
- Death - usually from meningitis or encephalitis
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