Open AccessTerminal Pregnancy Complicated by Measles and Premature Labor: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Yuchen Zhang,
Li Liu,
Xiao-li Yang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
infection international/infection international (electronic edition)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2544-0349
pISSN - 2095-2244
DOI - 10.1515/ii-2017-0046
Subject(s) - measles , medicine , miscarriage , premature labor , pregnancy , pneumonia , obstetrics , measles virus , fetus , pediatrics , placenta , immunology , vaccination , genetics , biology
Measles infection in pregnant women is a very dangerous clinical condition. Patients usually had complicated pneumonia, and measles virus could pass through the placenta to the fetus, leading to premature delivery, stillbirth, miscarriage and neonatal measles. In this report, we described one such case, which was diagnosed by clinical signs and symptoms, clinical and laboratory examination. After proper therapeutic treatment, the infection was well-controlled and a baby was born by nature labor.