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Chapter 10 - Rubella

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Rania Hassan Mostafa Ahmed
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Adel Elkady
Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha
Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Affiliation:
Alexandria University
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Summary

Rubella is an acute viral illness with characteristic maculopapular rash and low-grade fever.

Up to 50 per cent of cases may pass unnoticed without any symptoms. The disease occurs more commonly in young children.

The most devastating consequence occurs when rubella infects a pregnant female early during the period of embryogenesis, with serious multiple birth defects, known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS).

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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 63 - 66
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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