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© 1987 British Society for Rheumatology

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PARVOVIRUS INFECTION IN HOSPITAL PRACTICE

I. F. ROWE1, A. C. DEANS1, J. MIDGLEY2, M. J. ANDERSON3 and A. C. KEAT1

1Departments of Rheumatology, St. Stephen's Hospital Chelsea, London SW10 9TH, UK
2Departments of Microbiology, St. Stephen's Hospital Chelsea, London SW10 9TH, UK
3Department of Medical Microbiology, University College London and The Middlesex Hospital Medical School London WC1E 6JJ, UK

Correspondence to: Address correspondence to Dr. I. F. Rowe

Eleven cases of human parvovirus (HPV) infection were diagnosed on the basis of positive IgM serology over a 9-month period in two London hospitals. These cases accounted for almost 30% of viral illness in which HPV serology had been requested. Ten of the cases presented with joint symptoms and/or rash and one case presented with evidence of a severe autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. Six patients had lymph-adenopathy. Clinical and laboratory features of the cases are presented. HPV DNA was sought but not found in synovial fluid from one patient.

KEY WORDS: Parvovirus, Arthritis, Hospital


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