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Blueberry muffin rash at birth due to congenital rubella syndrome
Guruprasada Shetty, Rashmi Kalyanshetti, Habeeb Ullah Khan, Pavan Hegde
Department of Pediatrics, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Guruprasada Shetty
Department of Pediatrics, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore 575 002, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2319-7250.122167
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We report a term, small for gestational age, female neonate presenting at birth with generalized reddish blue papulonodular lesions, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, cataract, sensorineural hearing loss, patent ductus arteriosus and subependymal cyst. A diagnosis of blueberry muffin rash in a child with congenital rubella syndrome was made based on the clinical and laboratory findings. The rash disappeared by 2 weeks of life. |
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