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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Lymphadenopathy is not common among Thai patients with Zika virus infection |
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Won Sriwijitralai1, Viroj Wiwanitkit2
1 RV Medical Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2 Hainan Medical University, Hainan, Haikou, China
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| Date of Web Publication | 22-Jun-2017 |
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How to cite this article:
Sriwijitralai W, Wiwanitkit V. Lymphadenopathy is not common among Thai patients with Zika virus infection. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2017;10:473 |
How to cite this URL:
Sriwijitralai W, Wiwanitkit V. Lymphadenopathy is not common among Thai patients with Zika virus infection. Ann Trop Med Public Health [serial online] 2017 [cited 2019 Dec 12];10:473. Available from: http://www.atmph.org/text.asp?2017/10/2/473/208697 |
Dear Sir,
The clinical manifestation of new emerging viral infection is very interesting. The present worldwide focused in Zika virus infection.[1],[2],[3] This virus can affect platelet and result in decreased platelet count.[1],[2],[3] The effect of the virus on the lymphoid system is very interesting since the virus is considered a virus that affects the hematological system. In a recent report,[4] up to 40% of the patients have lymphadenopathy. In this report, the author analyzed available data on the seven Thai cases [5] and found that there is no report on lymphadenopathy. Based on this finding, for Asian case, lymphadenopathy might not be an important clinical feature.
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| 1. | Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Zika virus infection and dengue: A new problem in diagnosis in a dengue-endemic area. Ann Trop Med Public Health 2015;8:145-6.  [Full text] |
| 2. | Wiwanitkit V. Zika virus infection: New emerging infection and public health implication. Med J DY Patil Univ 2016;9:287-8. [Full text] |
| 3. | Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V. Acute viral hemorrhage disease: A summary on new viruses. J Acute Dis 2015;4:277-9. [ PUBMED] |
| 4. | Brasil P, Pereira JP Jr., Raja Gabaglia C, Damasceno L, Wakimoto M, Ribeiro Nogueira RM, et al. Zika virus infection in pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro – Preliminary report. N Engl J Med 2016. [Epub head of print]. |
| 5. | Buathong R, Hermann L, Thaisomboonsuk B, Rutvisuttinunt W, Klungthong C, Chinnawirotpisan P, et al. Detection of Zika virus infection in Thailand, 2012-2014. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015;93:380-3. [ PUBMED] |
Correspondence Address:
Won Sriwijitralai
RV Medical Center, Bangkok
Thailand
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DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.208697
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