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What Causes Congenital Deafness And Mental Retardation In A Child?

a baby was born deaf physically and metallly retarded and had a vrariety of skin lesions. his mother had an uneventful pregnancy and claims to never been sick though she had a mild cold and allergic reaction early in her pregnancy that manisfested itself as a skin rash. She changed landry detergent and did not have the reaction again.

what virus caused the baby's symptoms and how did the baby contract the virus?
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Congenital deafness with mental retardation usually occurs in TORCH infection.
Most Probably mother had Rubella infection during pregnancy, so the child might have Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Also look for any cardiac problem. Was the mother vaccinated for Rubella before pregnancy? if not rubella is likely.It is a mild disease but can cause worse consequence if infected during pregnancy to the fetus.
Other condition with similar defects are seen in CMV -Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection.
The baby probably was infected in-utero ( inside womb).
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Pediatrician, Surgery,  Dr. Antony Robert Charles's  Response
The child would need to be seen by a geneticist and a neonatalogist who can order a panel of tests to seewhich virus has affected the child, in case it is a virus. Many a time, there is no direct relationship wtih any virus, but there is a panel of tests that look for causes, like the TORCH titres. Your doctor can order these tests as it may help in diagnosing the cause of this and more importantly help prevent such issues in the subsequent pregnancies
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What Causes Congenital Deafness And Mental Retardation In A Child?

Congenital deafness with mental retardation usually occurs in TORCH infection. Most Probably mother had Rubella infection during pregnancy, so the child might have Congenital Rubella Syndrome. Also look for any cardiac problem. Was the mother vaccinated for Rubella before pregnancy? if not rubella is likely.It is a mild disease but can cause worse consequence if infected during pregnancy to the fetus. Other condition with similar defects are seen in CMV -Congenital Cytomegalovirus infection. The baby probably was infected in-utero ( inside womb).