Ventriculitis in congenital rubella: ultrasound demonstration

Abstract

A female infant with proven congenital rubella infection was referred for cranial ultrasound examination. Intraventricular strands and debris with periventricular echogenic foci were demonstrated. These findings, typical of ventriculitis, have not previously been reported in congenital rubella. Mental retardation is the rule in symptomatic cases and therefore early recognition of central nervous system involvement is of benefit in assessing the long-term neurodevelopmental outcome.

Parenchymal calcification is associated with the neurological prognosis in patients with congenital rubella syndrome

“…Thirty-one patients with CRS were included. [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The average gestational weeks and birth weights were 37.8 ± 2.0 weeks and 2237.5 ± 481.6 g, respectively. The radiological evaluation was performed at 10.9 ± 14.7 months of age.…”

Congenital Rubella Syndrome: Clinical and Imaging Features

“…Computed tomography (CT) scan findings feature basal ganglia calcifications. 20,21 MRI findings include periventricular leukomalacia, delayed myelination, and hydrocephalus. 22 A case series in 1991 suggested that severity of MRI abnormalities may correlate with functional status and may be prognostic in the postnatal period.…”

Congenital rubella syndrome presenting at birth with blueberry muffin rash and communicating hydrocephalus

“…Hydrocephalus has been reported after congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus [13,14]. Though ventriculomegaly and ventriculitis have been infrequently reported before in association with CRS, communicating hydrocephalus is not a common complication of congenital rubella infection and has never been previously reported [15,16].…”