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Immunologic Deficiency in the Congenital Rubella Syndrome
R. Neil Schimke, MD;
Carlos Bolano, MD;
Charles H. Kirkpatrick, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1969;118(4):626-633.
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RECENT observations have indicated that disorders of the immune system must be added to the spectrum of congenital anomalies that are associated with prenatal infection by the rubella virus. Impaired responses of blood lymphocytes to mitogens1 and antigens,2 depressed delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity,2 and abnormal concentrations of serum immunoglobulins3 have been reported, and, although these derangements usually disappear when virus shedding ceases, some instances of long-lasting immunologic abnormalities have been described.2-6 An unexplained feature of the syndrome is the persistence of virus infection in the presence of high titers of antirubella antibodies.
This report describes a child with the rubella syndrome and an immunologic defect typical of dysgammaglobulinemia, type I. In addition to characterization of the immune responses of the patient, various components of the disturbed host-virus relationships of the rubella syndrome are discussed, and mechanisms for their development are proposed.
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Author Affiliations
Kansas City, Kan
From the departments of pediatrics (Drs. Schimke and Bolano) and medicine (Drs. Schimke and Kirkpatrick), Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Dr. Bolano is a pediatric fellow in virus research of the Kansas University Medical Center.
Footnotes
Received for publication Nov 21, 1968.
Reprint requests to Kansas University Medical Center, 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kan 66103 (Dr. Schimke).
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