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'''Human Parvovirus B19''' is in the [[Erythrovirus]] genus of the family [[Parvoviridae]].<ref name="pmid14762186">{{cite journal |author=Young NS, Brown KE |title=Parvovirus B19 |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=350 |issue=6 |pages=586–97 |year=2004 |pmid=14762186 |doi=10.1056/NEJMra030840 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmidpending">Martin DR et al. “No Respecter of Age -- A previously healthy 65-year-old woman went to her primary care physician in late August, seeking evaluation of a "spot" that had appeared on her right leg 3 weeks earlier,” N Engl J Med 357, no. 18 (November 1, 2007): 1856-1859, http://content.nejm.org (accessed November 2, 2007).</ref> The virus targets human erythroid precursor cells.<ref name="pmid8211117">{{cite journal |author=Brown KE, Anderson SM, Young NS |title=Erythrocyte P antigen: cellular receptor for B19 parvovirus |journal=Science |volume=262 |issue=5130 |pages=114–7 |year=1993 |pmid=8211117 |doi= |issn=}}</ref> | '''Human Parvovirus B19''' is in the [[Erythrovirus]] genus of the family [[Parvoviridae]].<ref name="pmid14762186">{{cite journal |author=Young NS, Brown KE |title=Parvovirus B19 |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=350 |issue=6 |pages=586–97 |year=2004 |pmid=14762186 |doi=10.1056/NEJMra030840 |issn=}}</ref><ref name="pmidpending">Martin DR et al. “No Respecter of Age -- A previously healthy 65-year-old woman went to her primary care physician in late August, seeking evaluation of a "spot" that had appeared on her right leg 3 weeks earlier,” N Engl J Med 357, no. 18 (November 1, 2007): 1856-1859, http://content.nejm.org (accessed November 2, 2007).</ref> The virus targets human erythroid precursor cells.<ref name="pmid8211117">{{cite journal |author=Brown KE, Anderson SM, Young NS |title=Erythrocyte P antigen: cellular receptor for B19 parvovirus |journal=Science |volume=262 |issue=5130 |pages=114–7 |year=1993 |pmid=8211117 |doi= |issn=}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 22 December 2007
Human Parvovirus B19 is in the Erythrovirus genus of the family Parvoviridae.[1][2] The virus targets human erythroid precursor cells.[3]
Signs and symptoms
Fifth Disease
Fifth Disease, also called erythema infectiosum, gives a "slapped cheek" rash.
Arthropathy
Transient Aplastic Crisis
Diagnosis
The diagnosis is made by detecting IgM antibody to Parvovirus B19.
References
- ↑ Young NS, Brown KE (2004). "Parvovirus B19". N. Engl. J. Med. 350 (6): 586–97. DOI:10.1056/NEJMra030840. PMID 14762186. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Martin DR et al. “No Respecter of Age -- A previously healthy 65-year-old woman went to her primary care physician in late August, seeking evaluation of a "spot" that had appeared on her right leg 3 weeks earlier,” N Engl J Med 357, no. 18 (November 1, 2007): 1856-1859, http://content.nejm.org (accessed November 2, 2007).
- ↑ Brown KE, Anderson SM, Young NS (1993). "Erythrocyte P antigen: cellular receptor for B19 parvovirus". Science 262 (5130): 114–7. PMID 8211117. [e]