Congenital rubella still exists in Tunisia! |
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| Authors: | Chabchoub I Mejdoub I Maalej B Abid D Aloulou H Kamoun T Kamoun S Karray H Hachicha M |
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| Institution: | 1. Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Hédi Chaker, Sfax,Tunisie;2. Service de cardiologie, hôpital Hédi Chaker, Sfax, Tunisie;3. Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital Habib Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie;1. Service d’ORL pédiatrique, université Paris Descartes, hôpital Necker-Enfants–Malades, AP–HP, 149, rue de Sèvres, 75015 Paris, France;2. Service d’ORL, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP–HP, Paris, France;3. Service de neurochirurgie, université Paris Descartes, hôpital Necker-Enfants–Malades, AP–HP, Paris, France;4. Service de neurochirurgie, université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP–HP, Paris, France;1. Université Nord-de-France, hôpital Jeanne-de-Flandre, CHRU de Lille, 1, rue Eugène-Avinée, 59037 Lille cedex, France;2. Gynécologie-obstétrique, centre hospitalier de Tourcoing, 59200 Tourcoing, France;3. Hépato-gastroentérologie, université Nord-de-France, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille, France;4. Virologie, pôle biologie-pathologie, université Nord-de-France, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille, France;5. EA 2694, PRES université Lille–Nord-de-France, 59000 Lille, France;1. Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies), Pisa, Italie;2. UNESCO Chair “Health Anthropology, Biosphere and Healing systems”, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Section of Public Health, Via Antonio Pastore 1, 16132 Genoa, Italie;3. Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), Section of History of Medicine and Ethics, Largo R. Benzi, 10 Pad. 3, Genoa, Italie |
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| Abstract: | Congenital rubella syndrome resulting from maternal rubella infection can cause serious multisystemic malformations resulting in severe morbidity and mortality. After immunization, its incidence has been reduced in the developed world, though it remains a real problem in developing countries since it causes many handicaps. In Tunisia, despite including rubella immunization in the routine national program on immunization for girls once they reach the age of 12, the congenital rubella syndrome still exists. We describe the clinical pattern and the outcome of congenital rubella syndrome in 2 infants and emphasize the necessity of recommending universal screening and follow-up vaccination of susceptible females and including rubella immunization in the routine national immunization program, especially in developing countries. |
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