Management of a vertically transmitted neonatal Chikungunya thrombocytopenia.

Chikungunya is an arthropod-borne acute viral disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV).In this report the vertical transmission of CHIKV is reported in a neonate. Molecular diagnostic technique plays an important role in patient management and disease control. Thrombocytopenia was found to be a major hematological parameter which should be treated at early stage to prevent hemorrhagic manifestations.