title: Dengue as a cause of fever during pregnancy: a report of two cases.
abstract: Dengue infection has not been routinely investigated among pregnant women and parturients with acute febrile syndrome in endemic settings. Here, we report two cases of dengue fever detected at the time of delivery in parturients enrolled in a cohort prospective study conducted in a hospital in Recife, Brazil. The parturients reported fever onset within seven days prior to delivery, and dengue infection was confirmed upon detection of viral ribonucleic acid (RNA) by using the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Dengue infection should be considered as a diagnostic possibility in cases of fever during pregnancy and labor, especially in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Saúde Materno Infantil, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.|Curso de Medicina, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ariani Impieri
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Saúde Materno Infantil, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ana Laura Carneiro Gomes
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Curso de Medicina, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Matheus Alencar
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Arraes
authors.affiliation: Curso de Medicina, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Bruno Marcelo
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Saúde Materno Infantil, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.|Departamento de Parasitologia, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Cynthia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Braga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003715:Dengue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012367:RNA, Viral; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral