ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0018.1-17 | Pituitary Function and Viral Diseases | ESPEYB18

1.17. Clinical and biochemical features of hypopituitarism among brazilian children with Zika virus-induced microcephaly

LL Ferreira , JP Aguilar Ticona , PS Silveira-Mattos , MB Arriaga , TB Moscato , GC Conceicao , ACD Santos , F Costa , CAD Alves , SR Antonini

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 May 3;4(5):e219878. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.987.Ferreira et al. assessed postnatal growth and possible hypopituitarism at the age of 27 months in 65 children with microcephaly (head circumference, HC, < -2 S.D.) associated with congenital Zika virus (CZV) infection. Despite short stature, marked microcephaly and severe brain abnorm...