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Introducción: el dengue es una enfermedad infecciosa producida por un virus de genoma ARN, al cual se le reconocen 4 serotipos (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 y DEN-4) transmitidos por el Aedes aegypti como principal vector. En el embarazo se manifiesta clínicamente de forma similar a la población general, pero con la diferencia de estar en presencia de un ecosistema constituido por la madre y el feto, donde se introduce el virus con sus características genéticas con condiciones especiales para su desarrollo y evolución. Objetivo: investigar la evolución de los síntomas del dengue en mujeres que enfermaron durante el embarazo por 1 año de seguimiento. Métodos: se realizó una investigación observacional y descriptiva con el fin de conocer la presencia de secuelas con posterioridad a la infección por dengue 3 en mujeres que enfermaron durante su embarazo. Se estudió una cohorte de 28 embarazadas que ingresaron en el Hospital General "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" durante el brote de dengue de abril a noviembre de 2006. El diagnóstico se confirmó por métodos serológicos. Resultados: se observó hasta el año de seguimiento, pérdida de memoria (25 por ciento) y trastornos menstruales (14,3 por ciento). La pérdida de memoria resultó significativa cuando la infección se produjo en el tercer trimestre del embarazo, p= 0,0377. Conclusión: la infección por el virus dengue 3 es capaz de dejar secuela de pérdida de memoria en mujeres que sufrieron dengue durante el embarazo, preferentemente en el tercer trimestre de gravidez.
Introduction: dengue is an infectious disease caused by ARN genome virus and has 4 recognized serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti as the main vector. The clinical manifestations of dengue in pregnancy are similar to those of the general population, except that the ecosystem is made up by the mother and the fetus where the virus with its genetic characteristics is introduced and finds special conditions for development and evolution. Objective: to study the progression of the dengue symptoms in women who got sick during their pregnancy for one year of follow-up. Methods: an observational descriptive research was conducted to find out the existence of sequelae in women who were infected with dengue 3 during their pregnancy. A cohort of 28 pregnant women, who had been admitted to "Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" General Hospital at the time of the dengue outbreak from April to November 2006, was studied. The diagnosis was serologically confirmed. Results: after one-year of follow-up, it was observed that amnesia (25 percent) and menstrual disorders (14.3 percent) affected these women. Amnesia was significant when the infection occurred in the third trimester of pregnancy, p= 0.0377. Conclusions: dengue 3 infection may cause amnesia in pregnant women who suffered this disease, particularly in their third trimester of pregnancy.
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Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Gravidez , Adulto Jovem , Vírus da Dengue/classificação , Dengue/complicações , Dengue/reabilitação , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/reabilitação , Dengue/virologia , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/virologia , SorotipagemRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: dengue is an infectious disease caused by ARN genome virus and has 4 recognized serotypes (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti as the main vector. The clinical manifestations of dengue in pregnancy are similar to those of the general population, except that the ecosystem is made up by the mother and the fetus where the virus with its genetic characteristics is introduced and finds special conditions for development and evolution. OBJECTIVE: to study the progression of the dengue symptoms in women who got sick during their pregnancy for one year of follow-up. METHODS: an observational descriptive research was conducted to find out the existence of sequelae in women who were infected with dengue 3 during their pregnancy. A cohort of 28 pregnant women, who had been admitted to "Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" General Hospital at the time of the dengue outbreak from April to November 2006, was studied. The diagnosis was serologically confirmed. RESULTS: after one-year of follow-up, it was observed that amnesia (25 %) and menstrual disorders (14.3%) affected these women. Amnesia was significant when the infection occurred in the third trimester of pregnancy, p=0.0377. CONCLUSIONS: dengue 3 infection may cause amnesia in pregnant women who suffered this disease, particularly in their third trimester of pregnancy.