Vertical dengue infection: case reports and review.

Pediatr Infect Dis J

Division of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

Published: November 2004

Two vertical dengue infection cases are presented, and 15 others are reviewed. Twelve mothers had fever 0-9 (median, 2) days antepartum. The fevers of 17 neonates occurred at 1-11 (median, 4) days of life and lasted for 1-5 (median, 3) days. Neonatal thrombocytopenia was detected at 1-11 (median, 6) days of life and lasted for 3-18 (median, 6) days; the lowest platelet counts were 5-75 x 10(3) (median, 19 x 10 (3))/mm3. One neonate died.

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