title: Aseptic meningitis caused by human parvovirus B19.
abstract: Reports on aseptic meningitis caused by human parvovirus B19 are extremely rare. A case of aseptic meningitis is described in which human parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in the acute phase in cerebrospinal fluid by the polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tokai Chuo Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral