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Measles encephalitis

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Inflammation of the brain (encephalitis) occurs in perhaps 1 in 1,000 cases of measles, starting (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the rash and presenting with high fever, convulsions, and coma.

It usually runs a blessedly short course with full recovery within a week.

Or it may eventuate in central nervous system impairment or death.

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