Cerebral injuries associated with Zika virus in utero exposure in children without birth defects in French Guiana: Case report.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

A major epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection occurred in French Guiana and West Indies. French national epidemiological surveillance estimated that 1650 pregnant women contracted the ZIKV during epidemic period from January 2016 to October 2016 in French Guiana.

Patient concerns

ZIKV infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and birth defects.

Diagnoses

In this report, we describe 2 children with proven in utero ZIKV exposure. Their mothers were both symptomatic and ZIKV infection occurred early in pregnancy. Ultrasonography monitoring in utero did not show any abnormality for both patient. They were born at full-term, healthy, without any birth defects and no sign of congenital ZIKV infection.

Interventions

ZIKV was neither found on pl

SUBMITTER: Felix A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5758157 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature