Clinical characteristics and outcomes of dengue virus infection during pregnancy / 中华传染病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of dengue virus infection during pregnancy . Methods A retrospective study was performed based on the clinical data of manifestations ,pregnancy outcomes and neonates in patients with dengue virus infection during pregnancy from January 1st ,2014 to December 31th ,2014 at maternity ward in Guangzhou .Results The most common manifestations in patients with dengue virus infection during pregnancy were fever (100 .0％ ) , body soreness (42 .9％ ) ,headache (41 .3％ ) ,cutaneous rash (41 .3％ ) ,fatigue (34 .9％ ) and muscle pain or arthralgia (17 .5％ ) , nausea and vomiting (12 .7％ ) . The decline proportions of leukocyte , platelet and neutrophil count were 17 .5％ ,20 .6％ and 6 .3％ ,respectively ,and the lowest point was observed on 5 — 6 days after the onset of illness .Miscarriage was observed in 3 pregnant patients (4 .8％ , all in the first trimester ) ,intra-uterine death in one patient (1 .6％ ,at 22 weeks of gestation) and artificial abortion in 2 cases .A total of 48 patients delivered ,among whom caesarean section rate was 37 .5％ , prematurity rate was 12 .5％ and low birth weight rate was 8 .2％ .Maternal – foetal vertical transmission happened in 2 cases .Sequence alignment demonstrated that the homologies of the nucleic acids and amino acids within each dengue virus vertical transmission mother-infant pairs were > 99 .9％ .Conclusions The manifestations of dengue virus infected women with pregnancy are not specific .Early detection and early diagnosis should be made according to the history of epidemiology for women with reproductive age in endemic areas .Maternal dengue virus infection during pregnancy might cause vertical transmission and is correlated with bad outcomes of pregnancy , including miscarriage , intra-uterine death and premature birth .Perinatal infection might cause maternal-foetal vertical transmission .