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

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Ariani Impieri Souza, Ana Laura Carneiro Gomes Ferreira, Matheus Alencar Arraes, Bruno Marcelo Moura, Maria Cynthia Braga
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016
• Subjects: Dengue; Pregnant women; Vertical transmission; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0306-2015; https://doaj.org/article/7eb1874ce56647149533620484999fef

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.