Author | Rosário, Mateus Santana do | |
Author | Jesus, Pedro Antonio Pereira de | |
Author | Vasilakis, Nikos | |
Author | Farias, Daniel Santana | |
Author | Novaes, Marco Antônio Caires | |
Author | Rodrigues, Sueli Guerreiro | |
Author | Martins, Lívia Caricio | |
Author | Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa | |
Author | Ko, Albert Icksang | |
Author | Alcantara, Luiz Carlos Júnior | |
Author | Siqueira, Isadora Cristina de | |
Access date | 2017-05-15T19:37:48Z | |
Available date | 2017-05-15T19:37:48Z | |
Document date | 2016 | |
Citation | ROSARIO, Mateus Santana do et al. Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Zika Virus Infection in Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 95, n. 5, p. 1157-1160, Nov. 2016. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0002-9637 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/18851 | |
Sponsorship | NIH grant R24AI120942 to Nikos Vasilakis. | pt_BR |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Zika virus | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Flavivirus | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Infecção por Zika virus | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Sindrome de Guillain-Barré | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Diagnóstico | pt_BR |
Title | Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Zika Virus Infection in Brazil | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0306 | |
Abstract | Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging flavivirus, which has caused a widespread outbreak in the Americas. Shortly after its introduction in 2015, a cluster of cases with Guillain-Barré syndrome was detected in Brazil. Herein, we describe two cases from the city of Salvador, who developed ascending paresis after an acute exanthematous illness. The patients were admitted to the intensive care unit with tetraparesis and cranial nerve palsy, which resolved after intravenous administration of human immunoglobulin. Serological evaluation detected IgM-specific ZIKV antibodies. In regions of Zika virus transmission, health-care workers must be aware of the potential severe neurological complications associated with ZIKV infection and be prepared to provide prompt diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Secretaria Estadual da Saúde da Bahia. Hospital Geral Roberto Santos. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Secretaria Estadual da Saúde da Bahia. Hospital Geral Roberto Santos. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | University of Texas Medical Branch. Institute for Human Infections and Immunity. Department pf Pathology, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Galveston, Texas, USA / University of Texas Medical Branch. Institute for Human Infections and Immunity. Center for Tropical Diseases. Galveston, Texas, USA. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Secretaria Estadual da Saúde da Bahia. Hospital Geral Roberto Santos. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Hospital São Rafael. Fundação Monte Tabor. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Evandro Chagas. Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Evandro Chagas. Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Instituto Evandro Chagas. Seção de Arbovirologia e Febres Hemorrágicas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Yale School of Public Health. Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases. New Haven, Connecticut, USA. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Zika virus | pt_BR |
Subject | Flavivirus | pt_BR |
Subject | Zika virus infection | pt_BR |
Subject | Guillain-Barré Syndrome | pt_BR |
Subject | Brasil | pt_BR |
Subject | Diagnostic | pt_BR |
DeCS | Zika virus | pt_BR |
DeCS | Flavivirus | pt_BR |
DeCS | Infecção por Zika virus | pt_BR |
DeCS | Sindrome de Guillain-Barré | pt_BR |
DeCS | Brasil | pt_BR |
DeCS | Diagnóstico | pt_BR |
Embargo date | 2017-09-19 | |