Abstract
In serial studies on the growth course of children with congenital rubella syndrome in Okinawa, measurements were made of the head and face at 14 and 16 years of age, following those at 12 years of age previously reported. Four measurements including the head length, head breadth, bizygomatic breadth and morphological face height, and two indices including the cephalic index and morphological facial index, were obtained and compared with those of normal children of the same age.
The results indicated that for all the head and face measurements, the children with congenital rubella syndrome of ages 14 and 16 years were highly significantly small compared to the normal children, regardless of sex. On the other hand, as regards the indices, there were generally no significant differences between the two groups. These findings indicate that growth retardation of the head and face of children with congenital rubella syndrome persists at 14 and 16 years of age, from 12 years of age, while the proportions of the head and face are not generally different from those of normal children. Such a conclusion is also supported by assessments of the size and shape distances of Penrose computed from the four items.
