Title
Pregnant woman from southern Peru with rabies infection who delivered a healthy baby
Date Issued
01 July 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Zarate A.A.
Sanchez M.
Flores-Lovon K.
Tello M.
López-Ingunza R.
Publisher(s)
SAGE Publications Ltd
Abstract
Rabies in pregnancy is rare with a high mortality. We report a pregnant woman who developed urban rabies from the bite of an infected dog. An emergency Cesarean section was performed at 31 weeks of gestation, and a premature baby was delivered who survived and did not develop rabies. The mother, however, suffered a rapid clinical deterioration and was admitted to intensive care where a Milwaukee protocol was followed. The patient survived 19 months but developed severe neurological sequelae secondary to rabies encephalitis and finally died of respiratory failure.
Start page
457
End page
458
Volume
51
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Medicina tropical
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100105929
PubMed ID
Source
Tropical Doctor
ISSN of the container
00494755
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus