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Vol. 106. Issue 4.
Pages 343 (May 2015)
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Vol. 106. Issue 4.
Pages 343 (May 2015)
Letter to the Editor
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Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection in Adults
Parpovirus B19 infección en adultos
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S. Sai Tina,
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, V. Wiwanitkitb
a Medical Center, Shantou, China
b Hainan Medical University, China
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Dear Editor:

We would like to discuss on the publication on “Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection in Adults.1” Rodríguez Bandera et al. noted that “This infection should be suspected on observing signs of purplish skin rashes, no matter the location or pattern of distribution, or vasculitis, especially if accompanied by fever and joint pain in young women in the spring.1” It is no doubt that skin rash is an important clinical presentation of parvovirus B19 infection. However, it should be noted that not all cases present with skin lesion. According to a recent report by Parra et al.,2 skin rash could be seen in only 58%. The other non-dermatological manifestation that should be known include “glove-and-socks” syndrome, red cell aplasia and arthropathy.3 The dermatologist should not forget to look for those problems in any cases with confirmed parvovirus B19 infection.

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[1]
A.I. Rodríguez Bandera, M. Mayor Arenal, K. Vorlicka, E. Ruiz Bravo-Burguilllos, D. Montero Vega, C. Vidaurrázaga Díaz-Arcaya.
Acute parvovirus B19 infection in adults: a retrospective study of 49 cases.
Actas Dermosifiliogr, (2014),
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D. Parra, Y. Mekki, I. Durieu, C. Broussolle, P. Sève.
Clinical and biological manifestations in primary parvovirus B19 infection in immunocompetent adult: a retrospective study of 26 cases.
Rev Med Interne, 35 (2014), pp. 289-296
[3]
J. Vafaie, R.A. Schwartz.
Parvovirus B19 infections.
Int J Dermatol, 43 (2004), pp. 747-749
Copyright © 2014. Elsevier España, S.L.U. and AEDV
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