Viral arthritis: the lessons of parvovirus B19.
Viruses are among the most common and least recognized causes of joint symptoms--including syndromes misclassified as seronegative rheumatoid arthritis. Parvovirus B19 is notably underappreciated in this role. Many cases resolve spontaneously. The challenge is to exclude nonviral causes of joint disease.
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Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D016679:Genome, Viral; D006801:Humans; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000235:genetics