Rubella (German Measles) and Congenital Deformities

Maternal rubella and its effect on the foetus.

“…During the next few years further confirmatory evidence of the association between maternal rubella and congenital malformations came from other Australian sources (Carruthers, 1945;Patrick, 1948), and from many parts of the world. In the United States cases were described by Reese (1944), Rones (1944), Erickson (1944), and Wesselhoeft (1949). In Great Britain cases were recognized by Hope Simpson (1944), Martin (1945Martin ( , 1946, and by Clayton-Jones (1947) who collected details of 20 cases of deafness in which there was a history of maternal rubella within the 1lC first four months of pregnancy.…”

Supravalvular Stenoses of the Pulmonary Arteries

“…Thus, 5 out of the 52 cases reported in the literature have been associated with maternal rubella. There are numerous reports on the occurrence of congenital heart disease, especially patent ductus arteriosus, following maternal rubelIa (2,15,19,24).…”

Supravalvular Stenoses of the Pulmonary Arteries Report of Eleven Cases

“…Thus, 5 out of the 52 cases reported in the literature have been associated with maternal rubella. There are numerous reports on the occurrence of congenital heart disease, especially patent ductus arteriosus, following maternal rubella (2,15,19,24).…”