title: [Lung and bone marrow granulomas associated with human parvovirus B19 infection].
abstract: A 56-year-old man was admitted with flu-like symptoms, and his platelet count abruptly decreased. A chest X-ray film showed granular shadows, and lung and bone marrow specimens disclosed non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas. The patient's serum IgM titer for human parvovirus (HPV) B19 was elevated. Our conclusion was that HPV B19 must be kept in mind as a possible pathogenic agent of granuloma formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Nagahama City Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamakari
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitaichi
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000821:virology*; D015769:Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000821:virology*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral