Authors: Julie Kaufmann Janet M Buccola Wendy Stead Christopher Rowley Michael Wong Carol K Bates
Publish Date: 2007/03/24
Volume: 22, Issue: 6, Pages: 877-878
Abstract
Parvovirus B19 is a common infection in adults and children There are reports of secondary parvovirus infection in immunocompromised persons but no reports of symptomatic secondary infection in healthy persons We describe a healthy 39yearold woman who presented with fever rash and arthralgia Her symptoms were thought most compatible with parvovirus B19 infection but she reported prior positive parvovirus antibody 2 years earlier during prenatal care Tests were therefore also sent for HIV streptococcal infection hepatitis C and Lyme disease Testing revealed both elevated IgG and IgM antibodies for parvovirus B19 previously the patient was positive only for IgG On a subsequent visit she related that a community outbreak of parvovirus developed in her town and church group We believe this case demonstrates that a symptomatic secondary infection with parvovirus can occur in healthy persons and that prior positive antibody test does not preclude the development of acute infection
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