Congenital rubella syndrome

Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) is an infectious embryofetopathy that may present in an infant as a result of maternal infection and subsequent fetal infection with rubella virus. CRS can lead to deafness, cataract, and variety of other permanent manifestations including cardiac and neurological defects.

Diffuse leukoencephalopathy



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PMID (PMCID)
24153011
MALE Infant
Spontaneously regressing leukoencephalopathy with bilateral temporal cysts in congenital rubella infection.
Severino M, Zerem A, Biancheri R, Cristina E, Rossi A.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014;33(4):422-4.
We report a 1.9-year-old boy with congenital rubella syndrome who presented in the neonatal period with severe multisystem involvement and diffuse leukoencephalopathy with subcortical anterior temporal cysts, which showed spontaneous improvement during a period of 3 years.