Zika virus infection in a pediatric patient with acute gastrointestinal involvement

• Main Authors: Svetoslav Slavov (Author), Alessandra Matsuno (Author), Aparecida Yamamoto (Author), Katia Otaguiri (Author), Maria Cervi (Author), Dimas Covas (Author), Simone Kashima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, which has been related to severe neurological complications in neonates. However, many clinical aspects of the infection remain unclear, especially in pediatric patients. In this case report we describe the uncommon presentation of ZIKV infection in...