Congenital Zika syndrome

Also known as: Zika embryopathy

Microcephaly and neurologic injury from intrauterine Zika virus.

Medical specialty: Infectious Disease
Subspecialty: Infectious disease / Viral infections
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, congenital
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Zika infection of neural progenitor cells.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (6)

arthrogryposisbrain calcificationseye abnormalitieshypertoniamicrocephalyseizures

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