pediatrics
Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis
Introduction
Progressive rubella panencephalitis is a neurologic disorder occurring in children with congenital rubella. It is presumably due to persistence or reactivation of rubella virus infection. Congenital Rubella can be acquired by the fetus in utero if a pregnant patient without previous immunity is infected during pregnancy. Some children with congenital rubella syndrome (eg, with deafness, cataracts, microcephaly, and intellectual disability) develop neurologic deficits in early adolescence. 