http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa1600651
A widespread epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was reported in 2015 in South and Central America and the Caribbean. A major concern associated with this infection is the apparent increased incidence of microcephaly in fetuses born to mothers infected with ZIKV. In this report, we describe the case of an expectant mother who had a febrile illness with rash at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy while she was living in Brazil. Ultrasonography performed at 29 weeks of gestation revealed microcephaly with calcifications in the fetal brain and placenta.
Autor(es): Jernej Mlakar, M.D, Misa Korva, Nataša Tul. et al Originador(es): The new england journal of medicine