Congenital Rubella Syndrome:
It Still Exists in India
Published: April 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.2031
Satheesh K. Bhandary, M. Shwetha Shenoy, Vadisha Srinivas Bhat, Biniyam K., Vijaya Shenoy
1. Professor and Head, Department of ENT
2. Senior Resident, Department of ENT
3. Associate Professor, Department of ENT
4. Assistant Professor, Department of ENT
5. Prof and Head, Department of Paediatrics
NAME OF DEPART MENT(S)/INSTITUTION(S) TO WHICH
THE WORK IS ATTRI BUTED:
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, India.
Correspondence
M. Shwetha Shenoy
Senior Resident, Department of ENT,
K.S. Hegde Medical Academy Deralakatte, Mangalore, India.
Phone: 9964513913
E-mail: shwetha_shenoy@hotmail.com
We report here a case of congenital rubella syndrome in a child who presented with hearing loss, patent ductus arteriosus and coloboma of the eye. The child was evaluated and rehabilitated using high gain hearing aid. This case is reported to highlight the persistence of infections like rubella which can be eradicated by vaccination and thus are avoidable causes of congenital hearing loss.
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