2016 measles outbreak in Japan: A report of two cases with reappraisal of histological features

J Dermatol. 2018 Jul;45(7):e185-e186. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.14224. Epub 2018 Jan 20.

Authors

Yoshifumi Iwahashi¹, Masakazu Fujimoto¹, Minako Tanaka², Nao Kusutani³, Fukumi Furukawa², Daisuke Tsuruta³, Yuki Yamamoto², Shin-Ichi Murata¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Human Pathology and Diagnostic Pathology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
² Department of Dermatology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
³ Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan.

PMID: 29352499
DOI: 10.1111/1346-8138.14224

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Keratinocytes / pathology
Male
Measles / epidemiology*
Measles / pathology
Measles / virology
Morbillivirus / genetics
Morbillivirus / isolation & purification*
RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Skin / cytology
Skin / pathology*
Skin / virology
Young Adult

Substances

RNA, Viral