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Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) is the most common clinical presentation of acute parvovirus B19 infection in infancy. In healthy adults, most cases of infection are asymptomatic or accompanied by a flu-like syndrome like headaches and myalgia. Haematological manifestations are dominated by
A 7-year-old male presented sudden-onset left hemiparesis, left-sided paresthesia, central paralysis of the left VII cranial nerve, and subsequent headache. Magnetic resonance scans were obtained 24 hours after admission. T(2)-weighted images disclosed hyperintensities located mainly in the
Human parvovirus B19 infection can cause erythema infectiosum (EI) and several other clinical presentations. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is rare, and only a few reports of encephalitis and aseptic meningitis have been published. Here, we describe 2 cases of B19 infection in a family
To relate the clinical findings of parvovirus B19 infection to the phase of the disease, we performed a retrospective chart review of 30 adult patients who tested positive for IgM antibody against parvovirus B19 at our hospital from March 2003 to November 2008. Median patient age was 38 years, with
A Japanese woman developed prolonged fatigue, neck and shoulder pain, headache, pyrexia, insomnia, anorexia, lymphadenopathy, and diarrhea for two months. She had experienced various stressors before these symptoms developed. Serological test demonstrated that she had acute parvovirus B19 infection.
BACKGROUND
Human parvovirus B19 is a DNA virus most known for causing erythema infectiosum in children, and polyarthropathy or transient aplastic crisis in adults. However, various unusual clinical manifestations have also been reported in association with it. We describe a young patient who
A 43-year-old female with spherocytosis was admitted to the hospital because of fever, headache, and rapidly progressive anemia. On admission, she had severe anemia (Hb 3.9 g/dl) with marked decrease in reticulocytes (0.3%). Some premature leukocytes, such as promyerocyte, were observed in the