Aplastic anaemia associated with parvovirus B19 infection.
Parvovirus B19 involvement was investigated in 30 children with severe aplastic anaemia. Active or recent parvovirus B19 infection, as shown by B19 DNA viraemia, positive B19 specific IgM antibodies, or both, was diagnosed in six patients. There were no other plausible causes. We suggest that parvovirus B19 infection might be associated with severe aplastic anaemia.
Qian
X H
XH
Department of Paediatrics, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China. qianxinhong@21cn.com
Zhang
G C
GC
Jiao
X Y
XY
Zheng
Y J
YJ
Cao
Y H
YH
Xu
D L
DL
Chen
C S
CS
D000293:Adolescent; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000821:virology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human