DISSEMINATED MEASLES INFECTION AFTER VACCINATION IN A CHILD WITH A CONGENITAL IMMUNODEFICIENCY

An infant boy with a congenital immunodeficiency had fatal disseminate d measles after administration of a live attenuated measles vaccine. T his rare complication was confirmed with molecular virologic technique s. Although efforts to expand availability of vaccinations are critica lly important, caution is warranted in children with potentially sever e immunologic dysfunction.