Dengue as a cause of fever during pregnancy: a report of two cases

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2016 May-Jun;49(3):380-2. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0306-2015.

Abstract

Dengue infection has not been routinely investigated among pregnant women and parturients with acute febrile syndrome in endemic settings. Here, we report two cases of dengue fever detected at the time of delivery in parturients enrolled in a cohort prospective study conducted in a hospital in Recife, Brazil. The parturients reported fever onset within seven days prior to delivery, and dengue infection was confirmed upon detection of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) by using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Dengue infection should be considered as a diagnostic possibility in cases of fever during pregnancy and labor, especially in endemic areas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
  • Prospective Studies
  • RNA, Viral
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • RNA, Viral