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==Medical Therapy==
There is no specific medical treatment for congenital rubella syndrome. Most complications arising as a result are managed surgically. However, [[prenatal]] management of mothers infected with [[rubella]] depends on the [[gestational age]] at the onset of infection:<ref name="pmid25066688">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C |title=Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes |journal=Prenat. Diagn. |volume=34 |issue=13 |pages=1246–53 |year=2014 |pmid=25066688 |doi=10.1002/pd.4467 |url=}}</ref>
*Before 18 weeks of gestation: termination of the [[pregnancy]] should be discussed, as chances of [[fetal]] complications are high
*After 18 weeks of gestation: [[pregnancy]] can be continued and closely monitored through serial [[ultrasound]]


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There is no specific treatment for congenital rubella syndrome. Symptoms are treated as appropriate. Management for ocular congenital rubella syndrome is similar to that for age-related macular degeneration, including counseling, regular monitoring, and the provision of low vision devices, if required.[1]

Medical Therapy

There is no specific medical treatment for congenital rubella syndrome. Most complications arising as a result are managed surgically. However, prenatal management of mothers infected with rubella depends on the gestational age at the onset of infection:[2]

  • Before 18 weeks of gestation: termination of the pregnancy should be discussed, as chances of fetal complications are high
  • After 18 weeks of gestation: pregnancy can be continued and closely monitored through serial ultrasound

References

  1. Weisinger HS, Pesudovs K (2002). "Optical complications in congenital rubella syndrome". Optometry. 73 (7): 418–24. PMID 12365660.
  2. Bouthry E, Picone O, Hamdi G, Grangeot-Keros L, Ayoubi JM, Vauloup-Fellous C (2014). "Rubella and pregnancy: diagnosis, management and outcomes". Prenat. Diagn. 34 (13): 1246–53. doi:10.1002/pd.4467. PMID 25066688.

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