Acute Encephalitis with Atypical Presentation of Rubella in Family Cluster, India

Acute Encephalitis with Atypical Presentation of Rubella in Family Cluster, India

We report 3 atypical rubella cases in a family cluster in India. The index case-patient showed only mild febrile illness, whereas the other 2 patients showed acute encephalitis and died of the disease. We confirmed rubella in the index and third cases using next-generation sequencing and IgM.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sumit D. Bharadwaj, Rima R. Sahay, Pragya D. Yadav, Sara Dhanawade, Atanu Basu, Virendra K. Meena, Suji George, Rekha Damle, Gajanan N. Sapkal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
acute encephalitis
atypical
rash
rubella
next-generation sequencing
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/10/18-0053_article

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