Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?

Abstract Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive fin...

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Main Authors: Maria Dolores Salgado Quintans, Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho, Vanessa de Sousa Neves Guimarães, Marcelo Rodrigues Coppo, Alexandre Ribeiro Fernandes, Vania Glória Silami Lopes, Arnaldo Costa Bueno, Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
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author Maria Dolores Salgado Quintans
Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho
Vanessa de Sousa Neves Guimarães
Marcelo Rodrigues Coppo
Alexandre Ribeiro Fernandes
Vania Glória Silami Lopes
Arnaldo Costa Bueno
Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso
author_facet Maria Dolores Salgado Quintans
Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho
Vanessa de Sousa Neves Guimarães
Marcelo Rodrigues Coppo
Alexandre Ribeiro Fernandes
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Arnaldo Costa Bueno
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description Abstract Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings of the placenta. Obstetricians and neonatologists should suspect listeriosis in cases with compatible epidemiological history, clinical features, and examination findings of the placenta.
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spelling doaj.art-b5a4cef802884eeba34e5d570621fdfc2022-12-22T03:31:59ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98495210.1590/0037-8682-0522-2018S0037-86822019000100723Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?Maria Dolores Salgado QuintansAngela Cristina Gouvêa CarvalhoVanessa de Sousa Neves GuimarãesMarcelo Rodrigues CoppoAlexandre Ribeiro FernandesVania Glória Silami LopesArnaldo Costa BuenoClaudete Aparecida Araújo CardosoAbstract Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings of the placenta. Obstetricians and neonatologists should suspect listeriosis in cases with compatible epidemiological history, clinical features, and examination findings of the placenta.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100723&lng=en&tlng=enRashPregnancyNeonatal listeriosis
spellingShingle Maria Dolores Salgado Quintans
Angela Cristina Gouvêa Carvalho
Vanessa de Sousa Neves Guimarães
Marcelo Rodrigues Coppo
Alexandre Ribeiro Fernandes
Vania Glória Silami Lopes
Arnaldo Costa Bueno
Claudete Aparecida Araújo Cardoso
Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Rash
Pregnancy
Neonatal listeriosis
title Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
title_full Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
title_fullStr Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
title_full_unstemmed Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
title_short Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
title_sort should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash
topic Rash
Pregnancy
Neonatal listeriosis
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100723&lng=en&tlng=en
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