Case report: vertical dengue infection.
| Autor: | Maroun SL; Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Marliere RC, Barcellus RC, Barbosa CN, Ramos JR, Moreira ME |
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| Jazyk: | English; Portuguese |
| Zdroj: | Jornal de pediatria [J Pediatr (Rio J)] 2008 Nov-Dec; Vol. 84 (6), pp. 556-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Oct 23. |
| DOI: | 10.2223/JPED.1826 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: To report a case of vertical dengue infection in a newborn from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to review the literature concerning this problem. Description: We report a case of vertical dengue infection. Female neonate, birth weight 3,940 g, term, was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit on the fifth day of life with fever and erythematous rash. Her mother had had dengue fever 3 days before delivery. Her platelet count was 38,000, dropping to 15,000. She did not have any hemorrhagic episodes, including cerebral hemorrhages. Anti-dengue antibodies (IgM) were positive in the mother and infant. Dengue type 2 was detected in the infant using polymerase chain reaction. Comments: This report emphasizes that pediatricians should be aware of the possibility of vertical dengue infection so that early management can be instituted. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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