Life-threatening human parvovirus b19 infection transmitted by intravenous immune globulin: reply to farrugia

Rheumatoid arthritis after human parvovirus B19 infection.

Polyarthropathy associated with human parvovirus B19 (B19) is usually transient, but often resembles rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, B19 DNA screened by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may be positive not only in autoimmune diseases, but also in non-arthropathy. To study whether or not RA occurs after acute B19 infection, we conducted a prospective study of patients with acute onset polyart...

Parvovirus B19 infection in human pregnancy.

Human parvovirus B19 infection is widespread. Approximately 30-50% of pregnant women are nonimmune, and vertical transmission is common following maternal infection in pregnancy. Fetal infection may be associated with a normal outcome, but fetal death may also occur without ultrasound evidence of infectious sequelae. B19 infection should be considered in any case of nonimmune hydrops. Diagnosis...

Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.

Parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy.

OBJECTIVES (1) To review the effects of parvovirus B19 on the pregnant woman and fetus, and (2) to discuss the management of women who are exposed to, who are at risk of developing, or who develop parvovirus B19 infection in pregnancy. OUTCOMES Maternal outcomes of parvovirus B19 including erythema infectiosum, arthropathy, anemia, and myocarditis. Fetal outcomes including spontaneous abortio...

No Definite Association between Human Parvovirus B19 Infection and Behçet Disease

Background: The etiology of the Behçet disease (BD) has remained obscured. There have been studies to show the association of BD to infections like herpes simplex, hepatitis, and parvovirus B19 however, the findings are rather controversial.Materials and Methods: We selected 55 patients with the best matched symptoms of BD and measured the loads of B19 DNA in their plasma by quantitative real t...