title: Three Adult Cases of HPV-B19 Infection with Concomitant Leukopenia and Low Platelet Counts.
abstract: We encountered three adult patients with flu-like symptoms diagnosed with human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection. Blood serum analysis also revealed leukopenia, with white blood cell counts (WBCs) of 1,000-2,000/mL and low platelet counts of 89-150 × 10(9)/L. Typical skin rash was absent in one patient. Bone marrow examination of another patient showed hypoplastic marrow with <5% blast cells. All patients recovered without administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). Therefore, HPV-B19 infection with leukopenia should be considered in adult patients with leukopenia during erythema infectiosum epidemics, even if typical clinical findings (ie, skin rash) are absent. Further, the fact that three cases were observed over the stated time period at our hospital, which is located in Nagoya city, showed a transition to a slightly higher level of incidence than the annual average.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital, Tajimi, Gifu, Japan. ; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Daizo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marui
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chubu Rosai Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuo
keywords: human parvovirus B19; leukopenia; low platelet counts