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==Overview==
==Overview==
Congenital rubella syndrome results from the spread of infection to fetus by mother during viremic stage. Rubella virus enters fetus through the placenta and cause damage to all germ layers of fetus.  This results in rapid death of some cells.
The pathogenesis of congenital rubella syndrome is multifactorial. However, [[pregnant]] women who are not [[vaccinated]] against [[rubella]] are at high risk of contracting the [[infection]]. If they get infected during [[pregnancy]], the [[virus]] can infect the [[placenta]] and spread to the [[fetus]], leading to disruption of the normal process of [[organogenesis]]. The degree of severity of [[malformations]] depends on the [[gestational age]] of the onset of [[infection]]. The highest risk of [[fetal]] anomalies or poor [[pregnancy]] outcomes such as [[spontaneous abortion]] and [[stillbirth]] is highest if a woman becomes infected prior to [[conception]] or in the in the first 8-10 weeks of [[gestation]].<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><ref name="pmid25066688">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C |title=Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes |journal=Prenat. Diagn. |volume=34 |issue=13 |pages=1246–53 |year=2014 |pmid=25066688 |doi=10.1002/pd.4467 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11023958">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee JY, Bowden DS |title=Rubella virus replication and links to teratogenicity |journal=Clin. Microbiol. Rev. |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=571–87 |year=2000 |pmid=11023958 |pmc=88950 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17920097">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adamo MP, Zapata M, Frey TK |title=Analysis of gene expression in fetal and adult cells infected with rubella virus |journal=Virology |volume=370 |issue=1 |pages=1–11 |year=2008 |pmid=17920097 |pmc=2694049 |doi=10.1016/j.virol.2007.08.003 |url=}}</ref>
 
==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
Congenital rubella syndrome results from the infection of fetus by transmission of virus from the mother during the viremic stage of the infection. Virus travels through the blood stream of the fetus and damages the blood vessels. This results in ischemic injury to the cells in the germ layers. The risk of congenital infection and defects is highest during the first 12 weeks of gestation and decreases after the 12th week of gestation with defects rare after the 20th week of gestation. If infection occurs 0–28 days before conception, there is a 43% chance the infant will be affected. If the infection occurs 0–12 weeks after conception, there is a 51% chance the infant will be affected. If the infection occurs 13–26 weeks after conception there is a 23% chance the infant will be affected by the disease. Infants are not generally affected if rubella is contracted during the third trimester, or 26–40 weeks after conception. Problems rarely occur when rubella is contracted by the mother after 20 weeks of [[gestation]] and continues to disseminate the virus after birth.
===Pathogenesis===
The pathogenesis of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is believed to be multifactorial. In an attempt to explain the pathogenesis, the following must be noted:<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><ref name="pmid25066688">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C |title=Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes |journal=Prenat. Diagn. |volume=34 |issue=13 |pages=1246–53 |year=2014 |pmid=25066688 |doi=10.1002/pd.4467 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11023958">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee JY, Bowden DS |title=Rubella virus replication and links to teratogenicity |journal=Clin. Microbiol. Rev. |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=571–87 |year=2000 |pmid=11023958 |pmc=88950 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17920097">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adamo MP, Zapata M, Frey TK |title=Analysis of gene expression in fetal and adult cells infected with rubella virus |journal=Virology |volume=370 |issue=1 |pages=1–11 |year=2008 |pmid=17920097 |pmc=2694049 |doi=10.1016/j.virol.2007.08.003 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Pregnant]] women who are not vaccinated against [[rubella virus]] are at risk of contracting the [[infection]]. It must be noted however, that not every [[pregnant]] woman's infection results in [[vertical transmission]] to her [[fetus]]. In addition, not every [[fetus]] infected with [[rubella virus]] has [[fetal]] abnormalities or CRS. 
*The typical clinical course of CRS usually begins with a [[pregnant]] woman being exposed to the [[virus]] via the [[respiratory]] route. The [[virus]] then infects the [[placenta]] and spreads to the [[fetus]]. This results in [[systemic]] [[inflammation]] in the fetus and multiple [[fetal]] [[anomalies]], due to disruption of [[organogenesis]].
*Infected cells of the [[placenta]] enter the [[fetal]] [[circulation]] and spread to to various [[organs]], such as the [[heart]], [[brain]], [[eyes]] and [[ears]], resulting in [[thrombosis]] or [[ischemic]] lesions in these [[organs]].
*In rubella-infected [[human]] [[fetal]] [[cells]], [[interferons]] and [[cytokines]] are up-regulated. Hence, the [[immune system]] is thought to play a role in disrupting the normal differentiation of [[cells]] and result in the various [[congenital defects]] observed in congenital rubella syndrome.  
*The timing of the [[maternal]] [[infection]] has important implications on the [[fetus]]. If the woman is infected just before [[conception]] or during the first 8-10 weeks of [[gestation]], severe [[fetal]] anomalies are most likely to occur, including [[stillbirth]]. However, beyond 16 weeks of [[gestation]], rarely any [[fetal]] defects are associated with maternal [[rubella]] infection.
 
===Microscopic Pathology===
*Noninflammatory [[necrosis]] is observed in the [[epithelium]] of the [[chorion]], as well as in the [[endothelial cells]].<ref name="pmid25066688">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C |title=Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes |journal=Prenat. Diagn. |volume=34 |issue=13 |pages=1246–53 |year=2014 |pmid=25066688 |doi=10.1002/pd.4467 |url=}}</ref>
*[[Cell]] [[mitosis]] is inhibited as a result of inhibition of [[actin]] assembly.<ref name="pmid25066688">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C |title=Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes |journal=Prenat. Diagn. |volume=34 |issue=13 |pages=1246–53 |year=2014 |pmid=25066688 |doi=10.1002/pd.4467 |url=}}</ref>


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Overview

The pathogenesis of congenital rubella syndrome is multifactorial. However, pregnant women who are not vaccinated against rubella are at high risk of contracting the infection. If they get infected during pregnancy, the virus can infect the placenta and spread to the fetus, leading to disruption of the normal process of organogenesis. The degree of severity of malformations depends on the gestational age of the onset of infection. The highest risk of fetal anomalies or poor pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion and stillbirth is highest if a woman becomes infected prior to conception or in the in the first 8-10 weeks of gestation.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pathophysiology

Pathogenesis

The pathogenesis of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is believed to be multifactorial. In an attempt to explain the pathogenesis, the following must be noted:[1][2][3][4][5]

Microscopic Pathology

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C (2014). "Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes". Prenat. Diagn. 34 (13): 1246–53. doi:10.1002/pd.4467. PMID 25066688.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Lee JY, Bowden DS (2000). "Rubella virus replication and links to teratogenicity". Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 13 (4): 571–87. PMC 88950. PMID 11023958.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Adamo MP, Zapata M, Frey TK (2008). "Analysis of gene expression in fetal and adult cells infected with rubella virus". Virology. 370 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2007.08.003. PMC 2694049. PMID 17920097.