CONGENITAL DENGUE INFECTION-ESCAPE OF ONE TWIN A CASE REPORT

Dr. Roshith J. Kumar and Dr. K. N. V. Prasad*

ABSTRACT

Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne infection worldwide. Vertical transmission after maternal dengue infection to the fetus and pregnancy losses in relation to dengue infection has been reported. No studies exist in literature have been done to compare the perinatal outcome in a dengue positive mother with twin pregnancy. We recently cared for a mother with heterozygoustwin gestation where one twin was diagnosed to have congenital dengue the second twin was normal. We suspect that the reason for this individual variation among twins is due different response to subclinical infection.

Keywords: congenital dengue, escape one twin.