Open AccessCongenital rubella infection from reinfection of previously immunised mothers
Author(s) -
Keith C. Gregory
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1991.tb00674.x
Subject(s) - rubella , medicine , congenital rubella , pregnancy , pediatrics , congenital rubella syndrome , retinopathy , cataracts , sensorineural hearing loss , rubella virus , visual acuity , hearing loss , immunology , measles , ophthalmology , audiology , vaccination , biology , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , genetics
Two children developed congenital rubella infection when their mothers had been proven to be satisfactorily immunised against rubella before the affected pregnancy. One child was severely affected with heart lesions, brain damage, severe deafness, physical retardation, cataracts and rubella retinopathy. The other child had moderately severe sensorineural deafness and a mild reduction in visual acuity due to rubella retinopathy.