title: [Convalescence of pregnant women who suffered from dengue serotype 3].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  dengue is an infectious disease caused by ARN genome virus and has 4 recognized serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti as the main vector. The clinical manifestations of dengue in pregnancy are similar to those of the general population, except that the ecosystem is made up by the mother and the fetus where the virus with its genetic characteristics is introduced and finds special conditions for development and evolution.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to study the progression of the dengue symptoms in women who got sick during their pregnancy for one year of follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  an observational descriptive research was conducted to find out the existence of sequelae in women who were infected with dengue 3 during their pregnancy. A cohort of 28 pregnant women, who had been admitted to "Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" General Hospital at the time of the dengue outbreak from April to November 2006, was studied. The diagnosis was serologically confirmed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  after one-year of follow-up, it was observed that amnesia (25 %) and menstrual disorders (14.3%) affected these women. Amnesia was significant when the infection occurred in the third trimester of pregnancy, p=0.0377.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  dengue 3 infection may cause amnesia in pregnant women who suffered this disease, particularly in their third trimester of pregnancy.
authors: Hospital General Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. barroso@medired.scu.sld.cu
authors: Reinaldo
authors: R
authors: López Barroso
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Deulofeu Betancourt
authors: Yamile
authors: Y
authors: Fayad Saeta
authors: Meidys María
authors: MM
authors: Macias Navarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000821:virology; D012703:Serotyping; D055815:Young Adult