A case of persistent parvovirus B19 infection with bilateral cartilaginous and ligamentous damage to the wrists.
We describe a case of persistent parvovirus B19 infection in a 48-year-old female physician that was complicated by prolonged fatigue and arthritis associated with cartilaginous and ligamentous damage in both wrists. Nineteen months after presentation, intravenous immunoglobulin therapy resulted in clearance of parvovirus B19 viremia and a significant improvement in the symptoms of fatigue and arthritis.
Lowry
Susan M
SM
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE 19713, USA. susanmlowry@hotmail.com
Brent
Lawrence H
LH
Menaldino
Stephen
S
Kerr
Jonathan R
JR
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human; D014953:Wrist
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous