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==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
Complications of congenital rubella syndrome include several birth defects, which can result in early and late complications. | Complications of congenital rubella syndrome include several birth defects, which can result in early and late complications.<ref name="pmid16580940">{{cite journal |vauthors=De Santis M, Cavaliere AF, Straface G, Caruso A |title=Rubella infection in pregnancy |journal=Reprod. Toxicol. |volume=21 |issue=4 |pages=390–8 |year=2006 |pmid=16580940 |doi=10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.01.014 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid25576992">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lambert N, Strebel P, Orenstein W, Icenogle J, Poland GA |title=Rubella |journal=Lancet |volume=385 |issue=9984 |pages=2297–307 |year=2015 |pmid=25576992 |pmc=4514442 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60539-0 |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Early Complications=== | ===Early Complications=== | ||
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Overview
Congenital rubella syndrome can cause serious birth defects and the prognosis depends on the severity of the problem. Heart defects can be corrected but neurological damage is permanent.
Natural History
Complications
Complications of congenital rubella syndrome include several birth defects, which can result in early and late complications.[1][2]
Early Complications
| Organ System Involved | Complication |
|---|---|
| HEENT | |
| Neurological | |
| Cardiac |
Late Complications
| Organ System Involved | Complication |
|---|---|
| HEENT | Glaucoma |
| Endocrine | |
| Neurological/ Psychiatric |
Prognosis
References
- ↑ De Santis M, Cavaliere AF, Straface G, Caruso A (2006). "Rubella infection in pregnancy". Reprod. Toxicol. 21 (4): 390–8. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.01.014. PMID 16580940.
- ↑ Lambert N, Strebel P, Orenstein W, Icenogle J, Poland GA (2015). "Rubella". Lancet. 385 (9984): 2297–307. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60539-0. PMC 4514442. PMID 25576992.