This is a case of four-month-old female infant who presented with clinical manifestations congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) — bilateral cataracts, poorly-dilating pupils, microcorneas, salt and pepper retinopathies seen after cataract extractions, sensorineural hearing loss, patent ductus arteriosus, microcephaly, history blueberry spots low birth weight, positive serum IgM IgG tests for rubell...

Chile was the first country in the Americas to conduct surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) as part of screening for common causes of congenital birth defects (referred to as TORCH pathogens). The surveillance system identified 15 CRS cases in 1999 and 2 cases in 2000, and it has identified no CRS cases since 2000. CRS surveillance in Chile meets recommended surveillance standards...

The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive account an exceptional case involving the presentation congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in newborn. Furthermore, it aims document successful regression CRS through medical treatment alone. We present five-day-old infant who was referred our facility as case. patient presented with bilateral white corneal opacity, which observed shortly a...

Prevalence of anti Rubella antibodies was determined using ELISA technique. Seventy seven percent pregnant and 51% pre-pubertal females showed evidence of immunity against rubella while 23% pregnant females were susceptible to rubella infection. There is a need to start rubella immunization programme for girls, to lower the incidence of congenital Rubella (JPMA 37: 6, 1987).

Background Identification of pregnant women susceptible to rubella is important as vaccination can be given postpartum to prevent future risks of congenital rubella syndrome. However, rubella antibody screening is not offered as a routine practice in antenatal mothers in government run community health clinics in Malaysia at present due to cost constraint. Instead, a history of rubella vaccinat...