TITLE:
Perinatal transmission of dengue virus in Puerto Rico: a case report
AUTHORS:
Janice Pérez-Padilla, Rafael Rosario-Casablanca, Luis Pérez-Cruz, Carmen Rivera-Dipini, Kay Marie Tomashek
KEYWORDS:
Dengue; Perinatal Transmission; Bloodborne
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.1 No.3,
September
30,
2011
ABSTRACT: We report a laboratory confirmed case of vertical transmission of dengue in a mother-child pair in the eastern part of Puerto Rico. The clinical course of the pregnant female suggested a GBS infection, but laboratory tests confirmed it was dengue infection, one week after delivery. The male infant was healthy at birth, but one week after birth developed clinical complications related to vertical transmission of dengue. This report targets physicians in dengue endemic countries like Puerto Rico to be aware of the possibility of vertical transmission of dengue in symptomatic pregnant patients, especially around the time of delivery.