Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric
Absalem, A., Alanazi, R., Alkhawajah, S., Hijazi, O., Jarad, F., Alrowaithi, B., Hussein, Z., Adam, A. (2017). Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric. EKB Journal Management System, 69(3), 2075-2081. doi: 10.12816/0041062
Ashwaq Ali Absalem; Rola Mohammed Alanazi; Sajida Hassan Alkhawajah; Ohoud Ahmed Hijazi; Fahad Abdulaziz Jarad; Bassmah Hassan Alrowaithi; Zahra Jaber Hussein; Amina Bashir Shikeh Adam. "Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric". EKB Journal Management System, 69, 3, 2017, 2075-2081. doi: 10.12816/0041062
Absalem, A., Alanazi, R., Alkhawajah, S., Hijazi, O., Jarad, F., Alrowaithi, B., Hussein, Z., Adam, A. (2017). 'Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric', EKB Journal Management System, 69(3), pp. 2075-2081. doi: 10.12816/0041062
Absalem, A., Alanazi, R., Alkhawajah, S., Hijazi, O., Jarad, F., Alrowaithi, B., Hussein, Z., Adam, A. Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 69(3): 2075-2081. doi: 10.12816/0041062

Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in Pediatric

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 14, Volume 69, Issue 3, October 2017, Page 2075-2081  XML PDF (310.94 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.12816/0041062
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Authors
Ashwaq Ali Absalem email 1; Rola Mohammed Alanazi2; Sajida Hassan Alkhawajah3; Ohoud Ahmed Hijazi4; Fahad Abdulaziz Jarad5; Bassmah Hassan Alrowaithi6; Zahra Jaber Hussein7; Amina Bashir Shikeh Adam8
1Tabuk University
2King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital –Jeddah
3Maternity and Child Hospital (MCH) Dammam
4Taif University
5King Khalid University
6Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies
7mam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
8Banadir University
Abstract
    The name rubella is derived from a Latin expression signifying "minimal red". Rubella is, for the most part, a benign transferable exanthematous disease. It is caused by rubella virus, which is an affiliate of the Rubivirus class of the family Togaviridae. About half of people contaminated with rubella are asymptomatic. Clinical indications and severity of disease fluctuate with age. For example, contamination in children is portrayed by mild constitutional symptoms, suboccipital adenopathy, and rash; on the other hand, in adolescents and adults, rubella might be complicated by arthritis, thrombocytopenic purpura, and arthralgia. Uncommon cases of rubella encephalitis have likewise been depicted in children. The main complication of rubella is its teratogenic impacts when pregnant ladies get the disease, particularly in the early weeks of pregnancy. The virus could be transmitted to the fetus through the placenta and is equipped for causing genuine congenital defects, stillbirths, and abortions. Fortunately, as a consequence of the successful vaccination program, rubella contamination and congenital rubella syndrome infrequently are seen today. We conducted this review using a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from January 1, 1970, through February 28, 2017. The following search terms were used: rubella, rubella syndrome, congenital, paediatric rubella, vaccination, rubella-containing vaccine, and rubella immunization campaigns.
 
Keywords
rubella; rubella syndrome; congenital; children; Vaccination
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