spots pathognomonic for measles (morbilli), occurring before the skin eruption and seen on the buccal mucous membrane. In strong light, they appear as small red dots with a central bluish-white speck. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 ...
Noun1.Koplik's spots- small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue; symptom of measles that appears one or two days before the measles rash appears symptom- (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and...
Measles cases have recently been on the rise in the United States and globally due to falling vaccination rates. Koplik spots are pathognomonic for measles. When do they present and what is their appearance? 由于疫苗接种率降低,最近麻...
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)77153-XMuirJ.C.Elsevier Ltd.Lancet
The meaning of KOPLIK'S SPOTS is small bluish white dots surrounded by a reddish zone that appear on the mucous membrane of the cheeks and lips before the appearance of the skin eruption in a case of measles.
Henry Schneiderman
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)98713-6Rodríguez-Hernández, Jorge MartínAriza-Ruiz, KaterineAmaya-Lara, Jeannette LilianaRonderos-Torres, María MargaritaFederación Colombiana de Obstetricia y GinecologíaRev Colomb Obstet Ginecol
doi:10.1097/00000441-190601000-00041&NAAmerican Journal of the Medical Sciences
The patient was diagnosed to be suffering from measles. It reveals that the Koplik spots are the common determinants for the onset of the disease and disappears when the rash develops. INSET: The onset of measles as described by Koplik in 1896.Steichen...
Koplik spots: a clinical sign with epidemiological implications for measles control. Dermatology 2010;220:280-1.Lefebvre N, Camuset G, Bui E, Christmann D, Hansmann Y: Koplik spots: a clinical sign with epidemiological implications for measles con- trol. Dermatology DOI: 10.1159/000277122....