Cross-sectional study of the anthropometric characteristics of children with congenital Zika syndrome up to 12 months of life.
Rita de Cássia Oliveira de Carvalho-SauerMaria da Conceição Nascimento CostaEnny Santos da PaixãoNatanael de Jesus SilvaFlorisneide Rodrigues BarretoMaria Gloria TeixeiraPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2020)
We observed a deficit in the HC/A index, which is a common feature in CZS, but also a high proportion of W/A and L/A deficit. The average group z-score highlighted the risk of delay in stature growth for age, which calls attention to the need for health interventions, as this condition exposes them to a higher risk of morbidity and mortality.