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Chapter 64 - Rubella in Pregnancy

from Section 11 - Infectious Conditions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Amira El-Messidi
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A healthy 27-year-old G1P0 at 10+3 weeks’ gestation, confirmed by sonography two days ago, presents for prenatal care. She arrived last month from overseas and currently lives with her sister and nephew, who has been home from daycare with German measles.

Keywords

Rubella, German measles, pregnancyClinical manifestationsDifferential diagnosisInvestigations, maternal serology, avidity testing, viral culture, nucleic acid amplification testingAntenatal counselingMechanism of action, pathophysiologyPerinatal risks, complications, maternal-fetal morbidity, adverse outcomeAntepartum management, counselingFetal manifestations, sonography, anomaliesChorionic villous samplingCongenital rubella syndromePrevention, lifestyle interventions
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 822 - 830
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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