Diagnosaurus
Rubella (German measles)
DDx
- Other viral exanthem, eg, measles, erythema infectiosum ("slapped-cheek" disease), exanthem subitum (roseola), primary HIV infection
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Polyarthritis due to other causes, eg, reactive arthritis, parvovirus B19, post-rubella vaccination
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Drug eruption
- Congenital herpes simplex virus, syphilis, toxoplasmosis, or cytomegalovirus
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Rubella (German Measles)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115026/all/Rubella__German_measles_.
Zeiger RFR. Rubella (German measles). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115026/all/Rubella__German_measles_. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Rubella (German measles). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115026/all/Rubella__German_measles_
Zeiger RFR. Rubella (German Measles) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115026/all/Rubella__German_measles_.
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