Perinatal transmission of dengue: a report of 7 cases.

J Pediatr

Department of Materno-infantil, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address:

Published: November 2013

Perinatal transmission of dengue virus was confirmed by the evidence of virus in fetal tissue, newborn serum, and placenta of pregnant women. Abortion, several different clinical findings, and placental inflammatory findings were documented. No association was seen between severity of maternal dengue and disease of the newborn.

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