Progressive rubella panencephalitis

Progressive rubella panencephalitis
SpecialtyInfectious disease

Progressive rubella panencephalitis (PRP) is a neurological disorder which may occur in a child with congenital rubella.[1] It is a slow viral infection of the brain characterized by chronic encephalitis, usually manifesting between 8–19 years of age. It is believed to be due to a persistence or reactivation of rubella virus infection.

  1. ^ Moore, David P. (2008). Textbook of clinical neuropsychiatry (2nd ed.). London: Hodder Arnold. p. 507. ISBN 9780340939536. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
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