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Volume 354:740 February 16, 2006 Number 7
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Koplik's Spots

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A 16-year-old, previously healthy boy came to the hospital with a history of fever for several days, nonproductive cough, and coryza. On examination he appeared to be acutely ill; his temperature was 39.5°C, with a pulse of 120 and a respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute. Physical examination showed intense conjunctivitis, a macular rash on the trunk, and Koplik's spots on the buccal mucosa opposite the second molars (arrow). The patient was treated with supportive care and recovered uneventfully without complications. Koplik's spots are evanescent white papules that are classically present on the buccal mucosa opposite the second molars . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 



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