Ocular manifestation of vertical transmission of dengue: case report

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...

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Published in:Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia 2022, Vol.87 (3)
Main Authors: Siqueira, Rubens Camargo, Coelho, Igor Neves, Braga, João Pedro Romero, Lucena, Moises Moura de, Bellanda, Victor C F, Agarwal, Anita, Jorge, Rodrigo
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Language:English
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OPHTHALMOLOGY
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0004-2749
1678-2925
1678-2925
DOI:10.5935/0004-2749.2022-0107