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Transplacental transfer of dengue

Author(s) -

CD Ekanayake,

S. Padumadasa,

R. Premaratna,

S Rajendrajith,

WWSRMH Samaranayake

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

ceylon medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2386-1274

pISSN - 0009-0875

DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v59i4.7871

Subject(s) - medicine , medical journal , ceylon , sri lanka , public health , family medicine , library science , socioeconomics , pathology , sociology , tanzania , computer science , programming language

Dengue is endemic in Sri Lanka and imposes a great socioeconomic burden. Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) have a diverse presentation during pregnancy with potential catastrophic consequences as it is difficult to distinguish the critical phase due to anatomical and physiological changes of pregnancy which may mask clinical and haematological features. Furthermore, clinical and laboratory parameters may be attributed to preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Uncertainty exists about the possibility and the impact of trans-placental dengue infection mainly due to lack of data. Vertical transmission of dengue, although not widely reported, may carry grave consequences for the neonate [1, 2].

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