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[Severe forms of rubella encephalitis: arguments for a better vaccination policy]
J Merrer1, F Perin-Dureau, C Appéré
1Service de réanimation médicale, Centre hospitalier intercommunal, Poissy/Saint-Germain. jmer@club-internet.fr
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|March 27, 1999
Abstract
Background:
Two cases of rubella encephalitis in young adults are reported.
Cases Reports:
2 patients, 19 and 16-year-old, presented with severe encephalitis. One required mechanical ventilation. Neither were vaccinated against rubella. MRI scan of the brain was normal. The diagnosis was confirmed by serology. Good recovery was noted in both patients.
Discussion:
Both cases of rubella encephalitis occurring in young adults illustrate the severity of this rare disease. As already shown in Finland, improvement with the French vaccination policy should lead to the prevention of rubella encephalitis.