Pericarditis Associated With Acute Zika Virus Infection in a Returning Traveler | Zendy

Jesse J. Waggoner | Zendy; Nadine Rouphael | Zendy; Yongxian Xu | Zendy; Muktha S. Natrajan | Zendy; Lilin Lai | Zendy; Shital M. Patel | Zendy; Rebecca D. Levit | Zendy; Srilatha Edupuganti | Zendy; Mark J. Mulligan | Zendy

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Pericarditis Associated With Acute Zika Virus Infection in a Returning Traveler

Author(s) -

Jesse J. Waggoner,

Nadine Rouphael,

Yongxian Xu,

Muktha S. Natrajan,

Lilin Lai,

Shital M. Patel,

Rebecca D. Levit,

Srilatha Edupuganti,

Mark J. Mulligan

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx103

Subject(s) - medicine , zika virus , outbreak , pericarditis , acute pericarditis , virology , virus , complication , pediatrics , intensive care medicine

Despite the widespread outbreak, few cases of Zika virus associated with cardiac manifestations have been described. We present a case of pericarditis in the setting of an acute, symptomatic Zika virus infection in a traveler returning from St. Thomas. Clinicians should be alert for this potential complication of Zika virus infection.

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