Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?

Autor: Alexandre Ribeiro Fernandes, Vanessa de Sousa Neves Guimarães, Maria Dolores Salgado Quintans, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso, Vania Gloria Silami Lopes, Arnaldo Costa Bueno, Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho, Marcelo Rodrigues Coppo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 52
ISSN: 1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0522-2018
Popis: Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings of the placenta. Obstetricians and neonatologists should suspect listeriosis in cases with compatible epidemiological history, clinical features, and examination findings of the placenta.
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