Zika Virus Infection and Stillbirths: A Case of Hydrops Fetalis, Hydranencephaly and Fetal Demise.

• Main Authors: Manoel Sarno (Author), Gielson A Sacramento (Author), Ricardo Khouri (Author), Mateus S do Rosário (Author), Federico Costa (Author), Gracinda Archanjo (Author), Luciane A Santos (Author), Nivison Nery (Author), Nikos Vasilakis (Author), Albert I Ko (Author), Antonio R P de Almeida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas and current outbreak of microcephaly in Brazil has raised attention to the possible deleterious effects that the virus may have on fetuses. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:We report a case of a 20-year-old pregnant woman who was referred to ou...