parvovirus B19

Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is the causative agent of erythema infectiosum and sometimes the infection is correlated with severe haematological complications, or in pregnancy to fetalis hydrops.

Moreover some authors suggest an infection involvement in some autoimmune diseases. Infection with parvovirus B19 (B19) has been associated with connective tissue disease (CTD) stigmata, namely, a systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like illness, seronegative polyarthritis resembling rheumatoid arthritis, and vasculitis.

Pathology

 parvoviral transient aplastic anemia
 parvoviral pure red cell aplasia
 parvoviral leucopenia
 parvoviral neutropenia
 parvoviral myocarditis
 parvoviral hepatitis
 parvoviral fetopathy

• nonimmune parvoviral hydrops fetalis (#9670826#)

References

 Young NS, Brown KE. Parvovirus B19. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 5;350(6):586-97. PMID: #14762186#