Case Report: Postpartum hemorrhage associated with Dengue

Dengue infection during peripartum period, although rare in Background: endemic regions, has challenged clinicians regarding its management, especially if a parturient woman experiences postpartum hemorrhage due to a classical risk factor of maternal bleeding. A full-term pregnant Vietnamese woman was diagnosed with Case: polyhydramnios and Dengue with warning signs (DWS). She was administered platelet transfusion prior to delivery and then gave birth to a healthy newborn. After active management of the third stage of labor, the patient suffered a postpartum hemorrhage which was caused by uterine atony and accompanied with thrombocytopenia. Therefore, we decided to administer uterotonic drugs and additionally transfuse platelets. We describe a case of postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine Conclusion: atony and coinciding with Dengue infection during delivery period, which is a rare clinical entity. With timely detection and management, the patient was finally discharged without complications. This article is included in the Zika & Arbovirus channel. Outbreaks 1 2 2 2