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. 2025:1467:241-243.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-72230-1_47.

Rubella Retinopathy

Jin Kyun Oh  1 , Stephen H Tsang  2 , Tarun Sharma  3
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Rubella Retinopathy

Jin Kyun Oh et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2025.

Abstract

Rubella retinopathy is an ocular manifestation of congenital rubella syndrome characterized by diffuse mottling of the retinal pigment epithelium classically described as a "salt-and-pepper" fundus.

Keywords: Phenocopies; Rubella retinopathy.

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    1. Vijayalakshmi P, Kakkar G, Samprathi A, Banushree R. Ocular manifestations of congenital rubella syndrome in a developing country. Indian J Ophthalmol 2002;50(4):307-11.

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