Pregnant woman from southern Peru with rabies infection who delivered a healthy baby

Arturo A. Zarate; Moises Sanchez; Kevin Flores-Lovon; Mercedes Tello; Ericson L. Gutierrez; Ricardo López-Ingunza

doi:10.1177/0049475520986050

Pregnant woman from southern Peru with rabies infection who delivered a healthy baby

Arturo A. Zarate, Moises Sanchez, Kevin Flores-Lovon, Mercedes Tello, Ericson L. Gutierrez, Ricardo López-Ingunza

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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.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	457-458
Number of pages	2
Journal	Tropical Doctor
Volume	51
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0049475520986050
State	Indexed - Jul 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Rabies
infectious disease transmission vertical
post-exposure prophylaxis

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Pregnant woman from southern Peru with rabies infection who delivered a healthy baby

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