Atlas of Ophthalmology

Congenital Nuclear Cataract in Rubella

Congenital Nuclear Cataract in Rubella
Bilateral nuclear cataracts indicate a rubella infection ,aquired in the 3rd. month of pregnancy. Infantile glaucoma, retinitis, corneal clouding, uveitis anterior etc. may also occur. All young women must have a positive rubella titer before pregnancy!
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik¦5, Erlangen, Germany
P35.0
Lens -> Congenital and Juvenile Cataracts, Usually Bilateral (see also: Congenital Syndromes) -> Nuclear Cataract
lens; Virus
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