Corneal ectasia and high ametropia in an infant with microcephaly associated with presumed Zika virus congenital infection: new ocular findings

We report the first case of a corneal ocular ectasia in an infant with Zika virus congenital infection (CZS). We suspect that the ocular embryology and neurotropism of the Zika virus could account for the corneal involvement.

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Published in:	Journal of AAPOS Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 354 - 356
Main Authors:	Vasconcelos, Galton Carvalho, Macedo Pereira, Carolina Milagres, Toledo de Paula, Cristina Helena, de Souza Haueisen Barbosa, Pamela, Machado de Souza, Davi, Coelho, Letícia Maria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-12-2019
Subjects:	Corneal Diseases - complications Corneal Diseases - diagnosis Dilatation, Pathologic - complications Dilatation, Pathologic - diagnosis Humans Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Microcephaly - complications Refractive Errors - diagnosis Refractive Errors - etiology Zika Virus Infection - complications Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
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Summary:	We report the first case of a corneal ocular ectasia in an infant with Zika virus congenital infection (CZS). We suspect that the ocular embryology and neurotropism of the Zika virus could account for the corneal involvement.
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ISSN:	1091-8531 1528-3933
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaapos.2019.08.281