Abstract
We describe 3 patients with long-term parvovirus B19 infection (defined as detectable parvovirus B19 DNA load for >6 months after the onset of symptoms), which we monitored by serial testing for parvovirus B19 load and the presence of parvovirus B19-specific antibodies in blood. The patients showed recurrent erythema at intervals of several months.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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DNA, Viral / blood
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Erythema Infectiosum / virology*
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Immunoglobulin M / blood
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Middle Aged
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Parvovirus B19, Human / isolation & purification*
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Time Factors
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Viral Load
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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DNA, Viral
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulin M