Dengue in pregnancy
Aruna Nigama✉, Neha Varuna, Pikee Saxenab
- aHamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
- bLady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India
- ✉Corresponding author
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Abstract
Dengue fever is a febrile disease found in the tropics and is a major health concern for Southeast Asian countries. The obstetrician's concern regarding the effect of dengue infection revolves around the maternal and foetal effect of infection in different trimesters of pregnancy and labour, risk of transplacental transfer, confusion with other co-morbidities and the management. Most common foetal outcomes related with dengue infection during pregnancy are preterm birth and low birth weight babies. Dengue fever in pregnancy most often is treated conservatively with a careful watch on complete blood count.
TL;DRThe obstetrician's concern regarding the effect of dengue infection revolves around the maternal and foetal effect of infection in different trimesters of pregnancy and labour, risk of transplacental transfer, confusion with other co-morbidities and the management. (Semantic Scholar)