Pongrithsukda, VPhonboon, KManunpichu, K2009-05-272009-05-271986-03-01Pongrithsukda V, Phonboon K, Manunpichu K. Measles-associated diarrhoea in northeastern Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1986 Mar; 17(1): 43-7http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/33063The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.A significant proportion of the illness and death of diarrhoeal diseases in the developing world is estimated to be due to the diarrhoea associated with measles. During February 1983-January 1984 a prospective study of measles in a hospital in Northeastern Thailand was conducted. A total of 550 cases of measles were studied. Diarrhoea was the most frequent complication of measles, occurring in 233 cases (42.4%). The largest proportion (46.2%) of cases with diarrhoea occurred in May-July. Children with measles aged 6-11 months had the highest frequency of diarrhoea (65.7%). Cases aged 1 year and 0-5 months had diarrhoea rates of 60% and 57% respectively. The proportion of measles cases with diarrhoea decreased with increasing age. Only 9.1% (9/99) of stools sent for bacteriological culture were positive. In three of these Shigella spp. were isolated. The rest were non-typhoid Salmonella (2), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (2), Vibrio cholera (1), and Vibrio parahaemolyticus (1). Other complications among measles cases were pneumonia in 168 (30.5%), otitis media in 28 (5.1%), convulsion in 13 (2.4%), croup in 9 (1.6%), encephalitis in 4 (0.7%), and sepsis in 1 (0.2%). Seven cases (1.3%) died, 4 from pneumonia, 2 from encephalitis, and 1 from sepsis.engAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolDiarrhea --etiologyFeces --microbiologyFemaleHumansInfantMaleMeasles --complicationsProspective StudiesThailandJournal Article