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Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection

Overview of attention for article published in Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, January 2016
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Title
Ophthalmological findings in infants with microcephaly and presumable intra-uterus Zika virus infection
Published in
Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, January 2016
DOI 10.5935/0004-2749.20160002
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Authors

Camila V. Ventura, Mauricio Maia, Bruna V. Ventura, Vanessa Van Der Linden, Eveline B. Araújo, Regina C. Ramos, Maria Angela W. Rocha, Maria Durce C. G. Carvalho, Rubens Belfort, Liana O. Ventura

Abstract

In 2015, a twenty-fold increase in the prevalence of microcephaly in Brazil was reported, and the Ministry of Health associated this abnormal prevalence with the maternal-fetal Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission. We assessed the ophthalmological findings of ten mothers and their infants that had been clinically diagnosed with ZIKV-related microcephaly and presented ocular abnormalities, born from May to December 2015. Seven mothers (70.0%) referred symptoms during pregnancy (malaise, rash and arthralgia), of which six (85.7%) were in the first trimester. At the time of exam, no ophthalmological abnormalities were identified in the mothers and they did not report ocular symptoms during pregnancy. Serology was negative in all infants for Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses. Ocular findings included macular alterations (gross pigment mottling and/or chorioretinal atrophy) in fifteen eyes (75.0%), and optic nerve abnormalities (hypoplasia with double-ring sign, pallor, and/or increased cup-to-disk ratio) in nine eyes (45.0%). Patients presented normal anterior segment and important macular and optic nerve abnormalities. Further studies will assess the visual significance of these alterations.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 8 2%
United States 4 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Unknown 436 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 109 24%
Student > Master 71 16%
Researcher 51 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 37 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 29 6%
Other 101 22%
Unknown 55 12%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 164 36%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 53 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 43 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 29 6%
Immunology and Microbiology 15 3%
Other 75 17%
Unknown 74 16%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 28. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 March 2020.
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#1,394,639
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Outputs from Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
#5
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#23,644
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Outputs of similar age from Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
#2
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