Physical Growth and Neurodevelopment of a Cohort of Children after 3.5 Years of Follow-up from Mothers with Zika Infection during Pregnancy-Third Report of the ZIKERNCOL Study.
Jaime A Cardona-OspinaMaría Fernanda ZapataManuela GrajalesMaría Alejandra AriasJennifer GrajalesHéctor D Bedoya-RendónGloria M González-MorenoGuillermo J Lagos-GrisalesJosé Antonio SuárezAlfonso J Rodríguez-MoralesPublished in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (2021)
We found a high proportion of growth alterations, particularly with overgrowth features and macrocephaly. Our study suggests that in addition to neurodevelopment impairment, growth could be altered in infants and children with in utero Zika exposure, even in those patients born without CZS.