Congenital Measles in a Premature 25-week Gestation Infant

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Aug 1;40(8):753-755. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003152.

Abstract

We describe a premature infant with congenital measles. Laboratory testing confirmed measles in the mother (polymerase chain reaction- and IgM-positive) and congenital measles in the infant (polymerase chain reaction-positive, culture-positive and IgM-positive). The infant never developed a rash, pneumonia, or neurologic complications. This case supports using compatible laboratory findings to diagnose congenital measles in infants without clinical manifestations of measles.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Premature*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Infant, Newborn, Diseases / therapy
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical*
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Measles / diagnosis*
  • Measles / therapy
  • Measles / transmission*
  • New York / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Treatment Outcome