title: Supraventricular tachycardia in acquired rubella infection: a case report.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy developed supraventricular tachycardia nine days after onset of the exanthem of clinical rubella. The diagnosis of rubella virus infection was confirmed serologically. Except in the neonatal period, only eight cases of cardiac involvement in acquired rubella infection have been previously reported. During epidemics, rubella virus infection should be considered in patients who manifest cardiac symptoms and signs of unknown etiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fukushige
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroiwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000209:etiology*