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*Causes ''Measles''. | *Causes ''Measles''. | ||
**Should '''not''' be confused with ''Rubella'' ([[AKA]] ''German measles''). | **Should '''not''' be confused with ''Rubella'' ([[AKA]] ''German measles''). | ||
*Uncommon due to widespread MMR vaccine. | *Uncommon due to widespread MMR vaccine. | ||
**However increasing in the last years most likely due to insufficient vaccination. | |||
*May develop weeks to years after infection. | |||
*Illness may be complicated by ''subacute sclerosing panencephalitis'' (SSPE) - a chronic neurodegenerative condition.<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html]. Accessed on: 26 January 2012.</ref> | *Illness may be complicated by ''subacute sclerosing panencephalitis'' (SSPE) - a chronic neurodegenerative condition.<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case595/dx.html]. Accessed on: 26 January 2012.</ref> | ||
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**Glassy (pink) nucleus. | **Glassy (pink) nucleus. | ||
*Lymphocytes and macrophages (microglial cells). | *Lymphocytes and macrophages (microglial cells). | ||
**May be mild in in measles inclusion body encephalitis. | |||
*Multinucleated cells. | |||
*Microglial nodules. | |||
*Demyelination. | *Demyelination. | ||
*Gliosis. | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||