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Descriptor English: Rubella Syndrome, Congenital
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Rubéola Congénita
Descriptor síndrome de rubéola congénita
Entry term(s) síndrome de la rubéola congénita
Scope note: Infección transplacentaria del feto por el virus de la rubéola, que suele ocurrir generalmente en el primer trimestre del embarazo, como consecuencia de una infección materna, dando lugar a diversas anomalías del desarrollo en el recién nacido. Entre ellas se encuentran lesiones oculares y cardíacas, sordera, microcefalia, retraso mental y retraso generalizado del crecimiento. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome da Rubéola Congênita
Descriptor French: Syndrome de rubéole congénitale
Entry term(s): Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Congenital Rubella Syndromes
Rubella Syndromes, Congenital
Syndrome, Congenital Rubella
Syndromes, Congenital Rubella
Tree number(s): C01.925.782.930.700.700.700
C16.131.077.790
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012410
Scope note: Transplacental infection of the fetus with rubella usually in the first trimester of pregnancy, as a consequence of maternal infection, resulting in various developmental abnormalities in the newborn infant. They include cardiac and ocular lesions, deafness, microcephaly, mental retardation, and generalized growth retardation. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: caused by a rubivirus; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; restrict to syndrome: see MeSH definition; otherwise RUBELLA /congen permitted
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Rubella/congenital (1966-1986)
Syndrome (1972-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under RUBELLA 1987-90
History Note: 91(87); was see under RUBELLA 1987-90
Entry Version: RUBELLA SYNDROME CONGEN
DeCS ID: 19342
Unique ID: D012410
NLM Classification: QS 675
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/17
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital - Preferred
Concept UI M0019293
Scope note Transplacental infection of the fetus with rubella usually in the first trimester of pregnancy, as a consequence of maternal infection, resulting in various developmental abnormalities in the newborn infant. They include cardiac and ocular lesions, deafness, microcephaly, mental retardation, and generalized growth retardation. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Rubella Syndrome, Congenital
Entry term(s) Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Congenital Rubella Syndromes
Rubella Syndromes, Congenital
Syndrome, Congenital Rubella
Syndromes, Congenital Rubella



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