Rubella maculopathy.
Three patients with known history of congenital rubella and sudden decrease of vision are presented. Two of the 3 patients had previous eye examinations which showed typical rubella (salt and pepper) retinopathy. All 3 showed macular lesions associated with presumed subretinal neovascularisation.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000503:physiopathology; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology