MEASLES IN CHILDREN WITH MALIGNANCY PROBLEMS AND PREVENTION.

Abstract

The clinical course of measles in the m a j o r i t y of chi ldren wi th malignancy does no t differ from t h a t in no rma l individuals . I t is followed by p r o m p t a n t i b o d y format ion , regardless of the p a t i e n t ' s hemato logica l s ta tus or the t h e r a p y he is receiving. Table 1 i l lus t ra tes serological responses of 10 pa t i en t s wi th acute leukemia (8 of t hem in relapse, 2 in remission) to n a t u r a l l y occurr ing infect ion wi th the measles virus.