OBJECTIVE: to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of microcephaly cases in live births in Sergipe, Brazil, and to calculate the prevalence in its municipalities. METHODS: this is a descriptive study on live births from September 1st to November 30th, 2015, with data from medical records and interviews with mothers. RESULTS: 83 cases of microcephaly were confirmed, with three deaths; prevalence in the 26 municipalities with confirmed cases ranged from 18 to 185/10,000 live births; the median of head circumference was 31 cm (range: 22.5-33.0); agenesis of corpus callosum (26/43), lissencephaly (12/43), absence of midline (10/43) and ventriculomegaly (8/43) were observed in the transfontanellar ultrasound; 40 mothers reported rash in pregnancy, 23 in the first trimester, with pruritus, arthralgia and headache; seven were positive for infections potentially causing malformations. CONCLUSION: there was a high occurrence of cases of microcephaly, and reports of signs and symptoms compatible with Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
OBJECTIVE: to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of microcephaly cases in live births in Sergipe, Brazil, and to calculate the prevalence in its municipalities. METHODS: this is a descriptive study on live births from September 1st to November 30th, 2015, with data from medical records and interviews with mothers. RESULTS: 83 cases of microcephaly were confirmed, with three deaths; prevalence in the 26 municipalities with confirmed cases ranged from 18 to 185/10,000 live births; the median of head circumference was 31 cm (range: 22.5-33.0); agenesis of corpus callosum (26/43), lissencephaly (12/43), absence of midline (10/43) and ventriculomegaly (8/43) were observed in the transfontanellar ultrasound; 40 mothers reported rash in pregnancy, 23 in the first trimester, with pruritus, arthralgia and headache; seven were positive for infections potentially causing malformations. CONCLUSION: there was a high occurrence of cases of microcephaly, and reports of signs and symptoms compatible with Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Authors: Claudia Caminha Escosteguy; Renata Escosteguy Medronho; Renata Coelho Rodrigues; Lucas Dalsenter Romano da Silva; Bruna Andrade de Oliveira; Fernanda Beatriz Machado; Yuri Sousa Costa; Silvia Cristina de Carvalho Cardoso; Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha; Roberto de Andrade Medronho Journal: Rev Panam Salud Publica Date: 2020-11-02
Authors: Fabio Antonio Venancio; Maria Eulina Quilião Bernal; Maria da Conceição de Barros Vieira Ramos; Neuma Rocha Chaves; Marcos Vinicius Hendges; Mattheus Marques Rodrigues de Souza; Márcio José de Medeiros; Cláudia Du Bocage Santos Pinto; Everton Falcão de Oliveira Journal: PLoS One Date: 2019-10-04 Impact factor: 3.240