Rubella Flashcards
1
Q
What are the clinical presentations of rubella?
A
- Constitutional symptoms
- Malaise, headache, fever, conjunc, cough & lymphadenopathy
- Forschheimer’s spots
- Rubella rash - small maculopapular lesions from face to trunk & extremeties
2
Q
What are the 4 complications of rubella?
A
- Arthralgia (joint pain)
- Encephalitis
- Purpura
- Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) - teratogenic to foetus but risk of embryopathy decreases with every month of pregnancy
3
Q
How is rubella diagnosed in the laboratory?
A
Cell culture
PCR
Serology - TORCHES IgG panel
