title: Atypical presentation of adult rubella.
abstract: A 55 year old female presented with fever, skin rash and subconjunctival hemorrhage. She also developed hepatitis. Fever and skin rash lasted for more than three weeks. This patient was diagnosed to have rubella, highlighting the fact that rubella can present with atypical features like prolonged fever and rash, subconjunctival hemorrhage and hepatitis, especially in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jayaprakash
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sudha
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shashikiran
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005076:Exanthema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral