Three atypical lethal cases associated with acute Zika virus infection in Suriname
IDCases
; 5: 49-53, July 19, 2016. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Acute Zika virus infection usually presents with a self-limiting triad of fever, rash and arthritis. There is limited information on severe or lethal cases. We report three cases of lethal acute Zika infection, confirmed with polymerase chain reaction, in adult patients with some co-morbidities. The patients showed rapid clinical deterioration with hemorrhagic and septic shock, and exaggerated acute and innate inflammatory responses with pronounced coagulopathy, and died soon after admission to the hospital. It remains unclear whether the fatal outcomes were due to acute Zika virus infection alone or to the combination with exacerbated underlying prior disease or co-infection. Nonetheless, the severity of these cases implies that increased awareness for atypical presentations of Zika virus infection, and careful clinical assessment of patients with symptoms of Zika, is warranted during current and future outbreaks...(AU)
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Infección por el Virus Zika
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Caribe ingles
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Suriname
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En
Revista:
IDCases
Año:
2016
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Article