Severe Measles-Related Pneumonia in Children Treated with Steroid

Severe Measles-Related Pneumonia in Children Treated with Steroid

Measles still remains one of the major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is a ighly contagious viral illness with worldwide occurrence. In spite of a highly vaccinated population, a measles outbreak still occurred in Saudi Arabia in 2019, mainly in the orthern regions. Measles-related pneumonia (MRP) is the commonest cause of death in children with measles. In this tudy, we described two cases of severe MRP in children, who were successfully treated with steroid during the 2019 outbreak.