Case Report: An Acute Chikungunya Infection and a Recent Secondary Dengue Infection in a Peripartum Case in Ecuador

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 Mar;98(3):838-840. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0781. Epub 2018 Jan 18.

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are transmitted by the same mosquito vectors and now co-circulate in many parts of the world; however, coinfections and serial infections are not often diagnosed or reported. A 38-week pregnant woman was admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of suspected DENV and CHIKV in southern coastal Ecuador. The pregnancy was complicated by mild polyhydramnios and fetal tachycardia, and a healthy newborn was born. The patient was positive for a recent secondary DENV infection (Immunoglobulin M and Immunoglobulin G positive) and an acute CHIKV infection (real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction positive) (Asian genotype). The newborn was not tested for either virus. This case resulted in a benign clinical course with a favorable pregnancy outcome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Chikungunya Fever / diagnosis*
  • Chikungunya Fever / virology
  • Chikungunya virus / genetics*
  • Chikungunya virus / isolation & purification
  • Coinfection
  • Dengue / diagnosis*
  • Dengue / virology
  • Dengue Virus / genetics*
  • Dengue Virus / isolation & purification
  • Ecuador
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Peripartum Period
  • Pregnancy