The roentgenologic study of measles pneumonia

Measles is important infectious disease of pediatrics and pneumonia is the most commonest complication ofmeasles. We have experienced 20 cases of pneumonia among 31 cases of measles in infant nursing home of Chae Chunduring of Dec. 1981. The results aare as follows- 1. The incidence of measles pnemonia is 64.5%. 2. The patternsof pneumonic infiltration is ; The pneumonia may have a bronchopneumonia(60%), Lobar pneumonia(15%), or combinedform(35%). 3. Both lungs are involved by measles pneumonia: Right lung only (30%) left lung only (5%), orBilateral(65%). 4. Hilar lymphadenopathy(51.6%) Hilar lymphadenopathy with pneumonia(82.2%) and hilarlymphadenopathy without pneumonia (17.8%) 5. There is no pulmonary nodule which is noted frequently in atypicalmeasls pneumonia as seguale.