Severe Thrombocytopenia after Zika Virus Infection, Guadeloupe, 2016

Severe thrombocytopenia during or after the course of Zika virus infection has been rarely reported. We report 7 cases of severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic signs and symptoms in Guadeloupe after infection with this virus. Clinical course and laboratory findings strongly suggest a causal link b...

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Autores principales: Boyer Chammard, Timothée, Schepers, Kinda, Breurec, Sébastien, Messiaen, Thierry, Destrem, Anne-Laure, Mahevas, Matthieu, Soulillou, Adrien, Janaud, Ludovic, Curlier, Elodie, Herrmann-Storck, Cécile, Hoen, Bruno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367410/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27997330
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161967
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Sumario:Severe thrombocytopenia during or after the course of Zika virus infection has been rarely reported. We report 7 cases of severe thrombocytopenia and hemorrhagic signs and symptoms in Guadeloupe after infection with this virus. Clinical course and laboratory findings strongly suggest a causal link between Zika virus infection and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia.

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