Rubeola during pregnancy.
We report three cases of rubeola during pregnancy complicated by pneumonia. All had bacterial superinfection of the lungs and a clinically mild hepatitis. One woman delivered at term and two underwent successful tocolysis, one of whom had an unexplained stillbirth 7 weeks later. Rubeola virus is not a teratogen, although it has been associated with increased spontaneous abortion and perinatal mortality.
Stein
S J
SJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
Greenspoon
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles / Q000453:epidemiology; D008457:Measles / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography