P. Dissanayake

Spotted Fever Rickettsial Infection in Pregnancy Causing Acute Hepatitis, Fatal Postpartum Hemorrhage and Possible Vertical Transmission

R. M. C. J. Ratnayake, W. M. M. P. B. Wanasinghe, P. Dissanayake, S. A. M. Kularatne, M. V. G. Pinto, T. M. K. Jayasinghearachchi & R. P. V. J. Rajapakse · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2021

We present a rare case of a 31-year-old pregnant mother in 37 weeks of gestation who presented with a 3-day history of vomiting, epigastric pain, and icterus, subsequently diagnosed as a rickettsial disease in pregnancy (with positive IgG titer for SFG) complicated with hepatitis...