Characterizing the Pattern of Anomalies in Congenital Zika Syndrome for Pediatric Clinicians

• Published in: JAMA pediatrics Vol. 171; no. 3; p. 288
• Main Authors: Moore, Cynthia A, Staples, J Erin, Dobyns, William B, Pessoa, André, Ventura, Camila V, Fonseca, Eduardo Borges da, Ribeiro, Erlane Marques, Ventura, Liana O, Neto, Norberto Nogueira, Arena, J Fernando, Rasmussen, Sonja A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Infant; Nervous System Malformations - diagnosis; Nervous System Malformations - virology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology; Zika Virus; Zika Virus Infection - complications

Zika virus infection can be prenatally passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus. There is sufficient evidence to conclude that intrauterine Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly and serious brain anomalies, but the full spectrum of anomalies has not been delineated. To inform pediatric cl...