| Literature DB >> 28444144 |
Fernando S Ramalho1, Aparecida Y Yamamoto2, Luis L da Silva3, Luiz T M Figueiredo4, Lenaldo B Rocha5, Luciano Neder1, Sara R Teixeira4, Letícia A Apolinário1, Leandra N Z Ramalho1, Deisy M Silva1, Conrado M Coutinho6, Patrícia P Melli6, Marlei J Augusto1, Ligia B Santoro1, Geraldo Duarte6, Marisa M Mussi-Pinhata2.
Abstract
We report 2 fatal cases of congenital Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Brain anomalies, including atrophy of the cerebral cortex and brainstem, and cerebellar aplasia were observed. The spinal cord showed architectural distortion, severe neuronal loss, and microcalcifications. The ZIKV proteins and flavivirus-like particles were detected in cytoplasm of spinal neurons, and spinal cord samples were positive for ZIKV RNA.Entities:
Keywords: Zika virus; cerebellar aplasia; cortical atrophy; flavivirus; spinal cord injury
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28444144 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix374
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079