Infection by human parvovirus B19: "gloves and socks" papular purpuric syndrome.
Human parvovirus B19 is the cause of erythema infectiosum a benign and self-limited infection, but sometimes the virus causes an acute and self-limiting dermatosis. It consists of a edema and erythema of the hands and feet in a gloves and sock distribution and is associated with oral lesions and fever. We report a case of a "gloves and socks" infection by human parvovirus B19.
Martínez-Martínez
P
P
Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. prudenciomm@medicosmix.com
Marañón
A
A
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis; D005528:Foot / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis