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Lancet: Thrombocytopenia and subcutaneous bleedings in a patient with Zika virus infection - February 19, 2016

sharon sanders

Editor-in-Chief & President
[h=1]Thrombocytopenia and subcutaneous bleedings in a patient with Zika virus infection[/h] Ouafae Karimi
, Abraham Goorhuis
, Janke Schinkel
, John Codrington
, Stephen Gerold S Vreden
, Joost S Vermaat
, Cornelis Stijnis
, Martin Peter Grobusch

Published Online: 19 February 2016

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In summary, we report a patient with Zika virus infection that was related to clinically relevant thrombocytopenia and subcutaneous haematomas. Experience from the field and heightened vigilance among returned travellers are necessary to understand the clinical significance of this complication.

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)00502-X/fulltext?rss=yes

 
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