[Mediastinal emphysema in measles].

A review of 14 cases of cervico-mediastinal emphysema, recorded during 18 years, demonstrates that 87,5 p. 100 of the cases are caused by measles. This accident is sometimes discovered after exanthema has come out. But, in the most frequent cases, relatively easy diagnosis is made during the desquamative period. Anyway, X Ray is the best way either to confirm or to pose a diagnosis if no sub-cutaneous emphysema is detectable. Death rate is high (28,5 p. 100).