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Rubella history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Patients with rubella infection present with a fever, skin rash and cervical lymphadenopathy. Malaise and anorexia precede the development of fever and rash.
History and Symptoms
History and Symptoms
- Questions regarding contact with an infected patient and a detailed documentation of the immunization status must be taken in all patients with suspected rubella infection.
- All the women with suspected rubella infection should be asked for the possibility of being a pregnant.
Symptoms of rubella infection include:[1][2][3]
- Low grade fever
- Skin rash which starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body
- Sore throat
- Lymph node swelling in the neck
- Headache
- Malaise
- Anorexia
- Mild conjunctivitis
- Runny nose
- About 25 to 50% of people infected with rubella will not experience any symptoms
References
References
- ↑ Kliegman, Robert; Stanton, Bonita; St. Geme, Joseph; Schor, Nina (2016). “Chapter 247:Rubella”. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics Twentieth Edition. Elsevier. pp. 1548–1552. ISBN 978-1-4557-7566-8.
- ↑ Goldman, Lee; Schafer, Andrew (2016). “Chapter 368:Rubella (German Measles)”. Goldman-Cecil Medicine, 25th Edition. Elsevier. pp. 2204–2206. ISBN 9781455750177.
- ↑ Buimovici-Klein E, Cooper LZ (1985). “Cell-mediated immune response in rubella infections”. Rev Infect Dis. 7 Suppl 1: S123–8. PMID 2408312.
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