Open AccessCongenital rubella and prevention in Europe
Author(s) -
P Tookey
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.10.02093-en
Subject(s) - rubella , medicine , pregnancy , congenital rubella , pediatrics , congenital rubella syndrome , cataracts , obstetrics , measles , virology , ophthalmology , vaccination , genetics , biology
A case of congenital rubella (CR) reported in the Lancet reminds us of the devastating effects of rubella infection in pregnancy (1). This infant was born in London to a Bangladeshi woman who arrived in the United Kingdom (UK) at 20 weeks of pregnancy. Although the baby was born prematurely at 31 weeks, CR was not suspected until bilateral cataracts were noted at two months.