Congenital Zika Syndrome in Puerto Rico, Beyond Microcephaly, A Multiorgan Approach.

CONCLUSION: Among the group of infants born to mothers with Zika positive test 4% had microcephaly. Of concern to us is the fact that 31% of normo cephalic infants had ocular manifestations and 7% of them had findings on head sonogram. While microcephaly is the severest form of Congenital Zika Syndrome, ocular manifestations might characterize the spectrum of disease. These findings reiterate the importance of detailed neonatal evaluations of exposed infants. PMID: 30576581 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: P R Health Sci J Source Type: research