Fetal Infection by Zika Virus in the Third Trimester: Report of 2 Cases.

Soares de Souza, Antonio; Moraes Dias, Cristiane; Braga, Fernanda Del Campo Braojos; Terzian, Ana Carolina Bernardes; Estofolete, Cássia Fernanda; Oliani, Antonio Hélio; Oliveira, Gustavo Henrique; Brandão de Mattos, Cinara Cássia et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2016

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection acquired during pregnancy is associated with congenital microcephaly. We describe 2 cases of ZIKV infection in women in their 36th week of pregnancy whose fetuses had preserved head circumference at birth and findings of subependymal cysts and lenticulostriate vasculopathy in postnatal imaging. These represent the first signs of congenital brain injury acquired due to ZIKV in the third trimester.

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