Title |
Descrição clínico-epidemiológica dos nascidos vivos com microcefalia no estado de Sergipe, 2015
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Published in |
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, March 2017
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DOI | 10.5123/s1679-49742017000200002 |
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Authors |
Cibelle Mendes Cabral, Martha Elizabeth Brasil da Nóbrega, Priscila Leal e Leite, Mércia Simone Feitosa de Souza, Daniela Cabral Pizzi Teixeira, Taíse Ferreira Cavalcante, Raulinna Gomes de Souza Lima, Lúcia Maria Sayde de Azevedo Tavares, Priscila Bochi de Souza, Eduardo Saad, Cibelle Mendes Cabral, Martha Elizabeth Brasil da Nóbrega, Priscila Leal e Leite, Mércia Simone Feitosa de Souza, Daniela Cabral Pizzi Teixeira, Taíse Ferreira Cavalcante, Raulinna Gomes de Souza Lima, Lúcia Maria Sayde de Azevedo Tavares, Priscila Bochi de Souza, Eduardo Saad |
Abstract |
to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of microcephaly cases in live births in Sergipe, Brazil, and to calculate the prevalence in its municipalities. this is a descriptive study on live births from September 1st to November 30th, 2015, with data from medical records and interviews with mothers. 83 cases of microcephaly were confirmed, with three deaths; prevalence in the 26 municipalities with confirmed cases ranged from 18 to 185/10,000 live births; the median of head circumference was 31 cm (range: 22.5-33.0); agenesis of corpus callosum (26/43), lissencephaly (12/43), absence of midline (10/43) and ventriculomegaly (8/43) were observed in the transfontanellar ultrasound; 40 mothers reported rash in pregnancy, 23 in the first trimester, with pruritus, arthralgia and headache; seven were positive for infections potentially causing malformations. there was a high occurrence of cases of microcephaly, and reports of signs and symptoms compatible with Zika virus infection during pregnancy. |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 106 | 99% |
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Student > Bachelor | 26 | 24% |
Student > Master | 24 | 22% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 7% |
Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 6% |
Researcher | 4 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 12% |
Unknown | 27 | 25% |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 15% |
Neuroscience | 6 | 6% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
Other | 17 | 16% |
Unknown | 36 | 34% |