Fortnightly Review: Parvovirus B19: an expanding spectrum of disease

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Summary points Infection with parvovirus B19 is common and is usually spread by the respiratory route In immunocompetent individuals with normal red cells B19 infection is benign and self limiting, usually presenting as erythema infectiosum (the slapped cheeked syndrome) in children In adults, especially women, B19 infection is often complicated by acute polyarthritis, which may persist in some cases Parvovirus...

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