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

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Bharadwaj SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6154155 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature