Veras Gonçalves, Andréia; Miranda-Filho, Demócrito de B; Rocha Vilela, Líbia Cristina; Ramos, Regina Coeli Ferreira; de Araújo, Thalia VB; de Vasconcelos, Rômulo AL; Wanderley Rocha, Maria Angela; Eickmann, Sophie Helena; Cordeiro, Marli Tenório; de Oliveira Ventura, Maria Liana Vieira; +7 more... Montarroyos, Ulisses Ramos; Mertens Brainer, Alessandra; Costa Gomes, Maria Durce; da Silva, Paula Fabiana Sobral; Martelli, Celina MT; Brickley, Elizabeth B; Ximenes, Ricardo AA; (2020) Endocrine Dysfunction in Children with Zika-Related Microcephaly Who Were Born during the 2015 Epidemic in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Viruses, 13 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1999-4915 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/v13010001
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Abstract
Congenital viral infections and the occurrence of septo-optic dysplasia, which is a combination of optic nerve hypoplasia, abnormal formation of structures along the midline of the brain, and pituitary hypofunction, support the biological plausibility of endocrine dysfunction in Zika-related microcephaly. In this case series we ascertained the presence and describe endocrine dysfunction in 30 children with severe Zika-related microcephaly from the MERG Pediatric Cohort, referred for endocrinological evaluation between February and August 2019. Of the 30 children, 97% had severe microcephaly. The average age at the endocrinological consultation was 41 months and 53% were female. The most frequently observed endocrine dysfunctions comprised short stature, hypothyroidism, obesity and variants early puberty. These dysfunctions occurred alone 57% or in combination 43%. We found optic nerve hypoplasia (6/21) and corpus callosum hypoplasia (20/21). Seizure crises were reported in 86% of the children. The most common-and clinically important-endocrine dysfunctions were pubertal dysfunctions, thyroid disease, growth impairment, and obesity. These dysfunctions require careful monitoring and signal the need for endocrinological evaluation in children with Zika-related microcephaly, in order to make early diagnoses and implement appropriate treatment when necessary.
Item Type | Article |
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Faculty and Department | Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health (2023-) |
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Centre for Epidemic Preparedness and Response Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH) |
PubMed ID | 33374895 |
Elements ID | 154830 |
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