title: Parvovirus B19 infection presenting as 'bathing trunk' erythema with pustules.
abstract: A 7-year-old girl presented with acute vulval erythema and pustules, associated with a petechial eruption in her flexures and over her feet. There was a mild prodromal illness and the patient was afebrile. There were minimal symptoms associated with the rash. Skin and throat swabs were negative and blood examination showed mild neutrophilia and lymphopaenia. Parvovirus B19 IgM was detected on serology and cutaneous features resolved within 4 days. This is a further case of parvovirus B19 infection presenting as a 'bathing trunk' exanthem that has unique dermatologic features, including the presence of pustules and distant petechiae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Clatterbridge Hospital, Wirral, UK. gregjamesbutler@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Shevaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendelsohn
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franks
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D005672:Fusidic Acid