German Measles (Rubella) : Complications

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Congenital rubella syndrome; Encephalitis (rare; Otitis media (rare; Transient arthritis (common in adolescents and adults with rubella.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 1, 2007
Complications from rubella infection are rare in children, pregnant women past the twentieth week of pregnancy, and other adults. For women in the first trimester of pregnancy, there is a high likelihood of the child being born with one or more bi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Complications from rubella infection are rare in children, pregnant women past the 20th week of pregnancy, and other adults. For women in the first trimester of pregnancy, there is a high likelihood of the child being born with one or more birth d...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints, which results in pain, swelling, and limited movement. See also joint pain .
Source:ADAM
Date:July 27, 2007
A term referring to a variety of conditions characterized by inflammation of one or more joints. Arthritis is commonly regarded as a disease of the elderly, but there are several varieties that primarily affect children, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, and juvenile ankylosing spondylitis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Congenital rubella is a group of physical problems that occur in an infant when its mother is infected with the virus that causes German measles .
Source:ADAM
Date:October 15, 2007
Encephalitis is an inflammation (irritation and swelling) of the brain, usually caused by infections. See also meningitis .
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2006
Although the word meningitis suggests an inflammation of the meninges only, there is always some involvement of the most superficial parts of the brain that are contiguous to the meninges. Often there are also alterations in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Source:Elsevier
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hypersensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
An inflammatory disease of the brain caused by a virus that either has invaded the brain, or a virus appearing elsewhere in the body that has caused a sensitivity reaction in the brain. Encephalitis infects the brain tissue itself and has serious consequences.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process that affects brain tissue and is almost always accompanied by inflammation of the adjacent meninges (tissues lining the brain). There are many types of encephalitis, most of which are caused by viral infections.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hypersensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein. Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, which lies behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). It is characterized by pain, dizziness , and partial loss of hearing.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear, which is located behind the eardrum. There are two main types of otitis media.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). A little knowledge of the basic anatomy of the middle ear will be helpful for understanding the development of otitis media.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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