Congenital Rubella Syndrome Following Rubella Vaccination During Pregnancy.
Pediatrics
; 152(3)2023 09 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37622237
ABSTRACT
Rubella vaccine is usually given in combination with measles and mumps vaccines as a measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. Because it contains live attenuated virus, its use is contraindicated during pregnancy. However, since the introduction of rubella vaccine, no cases of congenital rubella syndrome have been reported following vaccination during pregnancy. We report a case of a female infant, born to a woman inadvertently vaccinated with measles-mumps-rubella vaccination early in pregnancy, who manifested a phenotype of cardiac and neurologic defects, neurodevelopmental delay, and lymphocytopenia consistent with congenital rubella syndrome.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital
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Measles
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Mumps
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatrics
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
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