title: Recurrent erythema in patients with long-term parvovirus B19 infection.
abstract: We describe 3 patients with long-term parvovirus B19 infection (defined as detectable parvovirus B19 DNA load for >6 months after the onset of symptoms), which we monitored by serial testing for parvovirus B19 load and the presence of parvovirus B19-specific antibodies in blood. The patients showed recurrent erythema at intervals of several months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. monica.musiani@unibo.it
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Musiani
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manaresi
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallinella
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cricca
authors.forename: Marialuisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zerbini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M