Detection of parvovirus B19 in a case of erythema infectiosum with myositis.
A well documented case of erythema infectiosum is being reported here for the first time from India which was associated with myositis that has not been reported globally. A 9-year-old child presented with moderate to high grade fever, mild anemia, and erythematous rash involving face, trunks and limbs associated with arthralgia, myalgia and myositis. Parvovirus B19 infection was confirmed by detection of IgM antibodies (inhouse ELISA) and DNA (nested PCR) in patient's serum.
Kishore
Janak
J
Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226 014, India. janak@sgpgi.ac.in
Singh
Jagdeep
J
D002648:Child; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*