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Dear Editor,

We read the publication on "Congenital Zika syndrome and neuroimaging findings" with a great interest⁽¹⁾. Ribeiro et al. concluded that "Although the neuroimaging findings in congenital Zika syndrome are not pathognomonic, many are quite suggestive of the diagnosis, and radiologists should be prepared to interpret such findings accordingly" and raise a question "what do we know so far?" We would like to share ideas and experience of this topic. In our country, in tropical Southeast Asia, the Zika virus infection is usually asymptomatic⁽²⁾ and there is usually negative neurological finding. This means that there is not only no pathognomonic finding but also no finding. The use of neuroimaging investigation has limited role in investigation of the case in our setting⁽³⁾.


REFERENCES

1. Ribeiro BNF, Muniz BC, Gasparetto EL, et al. Congenital Zika syndrome and neuroimaging findings: what do we know so far? Radiol Bras. 2017;50:314–22.

2. Wiwanitkit S, Wiwanitkit V. Afebrile, asymptomatic and non-thrombocytopenic Zika virus infection: don't miss it! Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2016;9:513.

3. Joob B, Wiwanitkit V. Fetal magnetic resonance imaging of fetus with Zika virus infection. Pediatr Neurol. 2017;68:e1.










1. Sanitation 1 Medical Academic Center, Bangkok, Thailand
2. Visiting Professor, Hainan Medical University, Hainan Sheng, China

Corresponding author:
Beuy Joob
Sanitation 1 Medical Academic Center
Bangkok, Thailand
E-mail: beuyjoob@hotmail.com