| Literature DB >> 17574149 |
William R Berrington1, Jane Hitti, Corey Casper.
Abstract
Dengue viral infections present a significant risk during pregnancy to both mother and fetus. A young woman at 13 weeks' gestation presented with fever and abdominal pain following a diarrheal illness after returning from Puerto Rico. Over the course of 5 days, she developed nausea, petechiae, severe thrombocytopenia, and acalculous cholecystitis. After a serologic diagnosis of acute infection with dengue virus, she was provided supportive care. An uncomplicated pregnancy led to delivery of a healthy infant at 40 weeks gestation. Travel during pregnancy to dengue-endemic areas poses a risk to both mother and fetus. Pregnancies complicated by dengue infection require close monitoring for potential maternal and fetal complications.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17574149 PMCID： PMC2215769 DOI： 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.03.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis ISSN： 1477-8939 Impact factor: 6.211