A case report of dengue haemorrhagic fever during the peripartum period: challenges in management and a case of vertical dengue transmission

A case report of dengue haemorrhagic fever during the peripartum period: challenges in management and a case of vertical dengue transmission

Abstract Background Incidence of Dengue infection is on the increase in Sri Lanka with it being associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity in pregnancy. Case presentation A 33-year-old pregnant woman at 38 weeks of gestation, presented with acute onset of fever, was later diagnosed...

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Main Authors: B. V. K. M. Bopeththa, Sardha Hemapriya, K. K. Gayan Niranga, Danushka S. K. Kotigala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
Pregnancy
Vertical transmission
Physiological changes in pregnancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3352-x

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