Clinical presentation of parvovirus B19 infection in HIV-infected patients with and without AIDS

Clinical presentation of parvovirus B19 infection in HIV-infected patients with and without AIDS

Human parvovirus B19 replicates in erythrocyte precursors. Usually, there are no apparent hematological manifestations. However, in individuals with high erythrocyte turnover, as in patients with sickle-cell disease and in the fetus, the infection may lead to severe transient aplasia and hydrops fet...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Setúbal, Maria Cristina Jorge-Pereira, Anadayr Leite Martins de Sant'Anna, Solange Artimos de Oliveira, Anna Ricordi Bazin, Jussara Pereira do Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2003-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Erythema infectiosum
Sickle cell anemia
Parvovirus
Pure red cell aplasia
AIDS
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