Neonatal Relapsing Fever Due to Transplacental Transmission of Borrelia
- 28 April 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 208 (4) , 690-692
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1969.03160040098019
Abstract
Transplacental transmission of relapsing fever occured; spirochetes of the genus Borrelia were demonstrated in the blood of the mother and infant and in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of the infant. Autopsy of the baby, who died 39 hours after birth, showed meningitis and typical splenic lesions with numerous spirochetes. Some unusual aspects of this case are the transplacental transmission, fatal outcome in the infant, and the demonstration of spirochetes in the CSF on direct smear.Keywords
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