ACASE Report of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) With Blueberry Muffin Lesion
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is a consequence of rubella infection that can occur when the virus is transmitted in utero during maternal primary infection. It still affects 110,000 children around the world. 5 It has a wide spectrum of presentation which ranges from silent viremia to spontaneous abortions, blindness, deafness, congenital heart disease, and mental retardation. 6 Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is an important cause of severe birth defects. When a woman is infected with the rubella virus early in pregnancy, she has a 90% chance of passing the virus on to her fetus. This can cause the death of the foetus, or it may cause CRS. Deafness is the most common, but CRS can also cause defects in the eyes, heart, and brain. Rubella is spread in airborne droplets when infected people sneeze or cough. Once a person is infected, the virus spreads throughout the body in about 5 to 7 days. During this time, pregnant women may pass the virus on to their foetuses. Our case was a live bornVLBW preterm, normally delivered by vaginal delivery at preterm by a 27- years-old primi gravida of lower socioeconomic status. Physical examination of the baby revealed caput, micrognathia, cloudy cornea, multiple blue purpuric spots (blueberry muffin lesions) all over the body including the face. We report this case though its rare in developed country, its still common in developing country and the existence of congenital rubella syndrome in the community, prompt the clinicians to make a diagnosis of CRS in children with suggestive clinical signs, and to create awareness against this vaccine- preventable disease and consideration to include MMR vaccination in nation immunization scheduleand preterm live birth.
Authors and Affiliations
Tenzin Rapgyll Gengla, Zosangliani . , Suryaprakash T, Shamulailatpam Santosh Sharma, Ebormi Lytan, Lalrammuana .
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