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Ocular manifestation of vertical transmission of dengue: case report

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: A 7-week-old male delivered by cesarean section presented with a positive serology for dengue along with preretinal and retinal hemorrhages, vitreous opacities and cotton wool spots. The patient and his mother had positive serologies for Non Structural Protein 1 (NS1) by ELISA. Retinal and vitreous findings improved over a sixteen-week period. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed preserved macular architecture. In this case report, we suggest that retinal and vitreous changes may be the ocular presenting features of vertically transmitted dengue in newborns, and that those findings may resolve with no major structural sequelae.

Source: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia

DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0107

Authors: Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Igor Neves Coelho, João Pedro Romero Braga, Moises Moura de Lucena, Victor C. F. Bellanda, Anita Agarwal, Rodrigo Jorge

Institutions: Universidade de São Paulo, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, West Coast Retina

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4308635971

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