A case report of dengue virus infection and acalculous cholecystitis in a pregnant returning traveler

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;5(4):251-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.03.004. Epub 2007 May 25.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / complications
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / diagnosis*
  • Acalculous Cholecystitis / pathology
  • Adult
  • Dengue / complications
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Dengue / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / pathology
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Prenatal Care
  • Prenatal Diagnosis*
  • Travel*