Zika virus in Brazil and macular atrophy in a child with microcephaly

Lancet. 2016 Jan 16;387(10015):228. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00006-4. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Authors

Camila V Ventura¹, Mauricio Maia², Vasco Bravo-Filho³, Adriana L Góis³, Rubens Belfort Jr⁴

Affiliations

¹ Altino Ventura Foundation, Recife, Brazil; Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Altino Ventura Foundation, Recife, Brazil; HOPE Eye Hospital, Recife, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: clinbelf@uol.com.br.

PMID: 26775125
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00006-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Atrophy
Brazil / epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Macula Lutea / pathology*
Male
Microcephaly / diagnosis
Microcephaly / etiology*
Microcephaly / virology
Retinal Diseases / diagnosis
Retinal Diseases / etiology*
Retinal Diseases / virology
Zika Virus Infection / complications*
Zika Virus Infection / diagnosis
Zika Virus*