Should arboviruses be the only diagnosis hypothesis in pregnant women in endemic areas presenting with a rash?
Maria Dolores Salgado QuintansAngela Cristina Gouvêa CarvalhoVanessa de Sousa Neves GuimarãesMarcelo Rodrigues CoppoAlexandre Ribeiro FernandesVania Glória Silami LopesArnaldo Costa BuenoClaudete Aparecida Araújo CardosoPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)
Listeria is an unusual pathogen that causes neonatal infection with high morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a premature newborn whose mother had a rash during pregnancy; the newborn had severe early sepsis because of Listeria monocytogenes and histopathologically suggestive findings of the placenta. Obstetricians and neonatologists should suspect listeriosis in cases with compatible epidemiological history, clinical features, and examination findings of the placenta.