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A 38-year-old female suffered from acute parvovirus B19 infection which was complicated by profound peripheral lower limb edema but no purpuric exanthemata. The pathophysiology of edema in parvovirus infection remains to be accurately defined.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. ncimolai@interchange.ubc.ca
D000328:Adult; D004487:Edema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*