Chronic parvovirus infection in a presumably immunologically healthy woman

Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Oct;15(4):595-7. doi: 10.1093/clind/15.4.595.

Abstract

Infection due to parvovirus B19 is common and usually resolves over several weeks. Prolonged infection has been reported primarily in immunodeficient hosts. The present report describes a chronic infection in an apparently immunologically healthy woman. The illness was characterized by recurrent episodes of paresthesia without anemia. Laboratory studies demonstrated persistence of parvovirus-specific DNA for nearly 4 years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Chronic Disease
  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Erythema Infectiosum / complications
  • Erythema Infectiosum / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Paresthesia / etiology*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / immunology
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / genetics
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • DNA, Viral