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objectives: to report a case of vertical dengue infection in a newborn from rio de janeiro, brazil, and to review the literature concerning this problem. description: we report a case of vertical dengue infection. female neonate, birth weight 3,940 g, term, was admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit on the fifth day of life with fever and erythematous rash. her mother had had dengue fever 3 days before delivery. her platelet count was 38,000, dropping to 15,000. she did not have any hemorrhagic episodes, including cerebral hemorrhages. anti-dengue antibodies (igm) were positive in the mother and infant. dengue type 2 was detected in the infant using polymerase chain reaction. comments: this report emphasizes that pediatricians should be aware of the possibility of vertical dengue infection so that early management can be instituted.
