Rubella in adults *
A 26-year-old Japanese woman visited the Department of Dermatology of our hospital with general lassitude, a temperature of more than 38℃, and disseminated erythematous macules, less than5mm in diameter, on the face and trunk. In addition, her retroauricular lymph nodes and cervical lymph nodes were enlarged. A clinical diagnosis of rubella was made, and all symptoms disappeared by the third hospital day. A test for anti-rubella IgM antibodies was positive, and the diagnosis of rubella was confirmed. We reviewed 20 cases of rubella diagnosed between January 2003 and August 2003 in the Department of Dermatology of our hospital, and an increase in the number adult rubella patients was suggested. Arthritis, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, or mild liver dysfunction was observed in some of these patients. （Accepted on August ６，2004）
