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Foreign Travel and Pseudoexotic Disease

John M. Zahradnik, MD; James D. Cherry, MD; Gary Rachelefsky, MD

JAMA. 1979;241(16):1711-1712.

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WITH the present-day upswing in international travel to six continents, physicians in the United States are likely to be faced with differential diagnostic considerations that include both truly exotic diseases and diseases that are rare because of our immunization practices. In this report, two young adults are described who contracted atypical measles during a European vacation.

Report of Cases

CASE 1.—

On July 25, 1977, a 22-year-old woman noted the onset of a pruritic, erythematous, and papular rash on her wrists and abdomen during a flight that was bringing her and her family home from a three-week visit to Central Europe and England. Three days later, generalized aches, fever (temperature, 38.9 to 39.4 °C), chills, and headaches developed. These symptoms persisted for three days. Six days after her return home, she sought medical attention because of severe bilateral flank pain. Chest roentgenogram at this time was interpreted as normal. On . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine, Center for the Health Sciences.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles, Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (Dr Cherry).

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