Abstract
Objetivo: To identify clinical alterations in children after infection by Zika vírus according to literature. Methods: Integrative literature review, carried out in the FIOCRUZ database and the Virtual Health Library (VHL) Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Information System (LILACS), Nursing Database (BDENF) and Medical Literature Analysisand Retrieval System Online (MedLine). Results: Eight studies revealed the occurrence of the births of children with microcephaly, describing alterations in the central and peripheral nervous system, besides the ophthalmic ones. Conclusion: The research allowed us to identify the devastating consequences the Zika vírus can cause for children in addition to reinforcing the relevance of nursing care in pregnant and parturient women and in monitoring the growth and development of these children and that new scientific studies can contribute to the development of new tools to control the proliferation of the transmitting mosquito (Aedes Aegypti) of Zika vírus.