Open AccessCongenital rubella - a familiar stranger (case study)
Author(s) -
G.V. Vaschilin,
L.A. Gagalovska,
M.M. Gnativ,
N.G. Tandura,
T.D. Zagorulko,
L.M. Zaytseva,
Zh.I. Martynyuk,
E.A. Kostyuk
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
neonatologìâ, hìrurgìâ ta perinatalʹna medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-4260
pISSN - 2226-1230
DOI - 10.24061/2413-4260.iii.2.8.2013.17
Subject(s) - transplacental , rubella , congenital rubella syndrome , congenital rubella , medicine , asymptomatic , pregnancy , vaccination , rubella virus , pediatrics , disease , fetus , obstetrics , immunology , measles , surgery , pathology , biology , genetics , placenta
Rubella is an acute contagious viralexanthemа. Its an agent RNA virus – has teratogenic effect.The disease may be severe, light and asymptomatic inpregnant women. Transplacental contamination is possiblein any of the disease forms. Contamination during the firsteight weeks of pregnancy leads to fetal infection in 30-80%of cases. With higher gestational age the risk of congenitalrubella reduces. The major birth defects because of rubellaare congenital heart defects, eye defects and deafness.Prevention of congenital rubella syndrome is possible onlyby vaccination.