Acute polyarthritis associated with parvovirus B19 infection

We describe one female with acute polyarthritis and transitory rash. The arthritis of sudden onset, is localized in large and small joints and accompanied by significant stiffness, particularly noted in early morning. The symptoms only improvement a few with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and...

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Published in:	Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) Vol. 17; no. 3; p. 153
Main Authors:	Manero Ruiz, F J, Omeñaca Terés, M, Pardo Aznar, C, Manero Ruiz, I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-03-2000
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adult Antibodies, Viral - blood Antibody Specificity Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Erythema Infectiosum - diagnosis Female Humans Parvoviridae Infections - diagnosis Parvovirus B19, Human - immunology Time Factors
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Summary:	We describe one female with acute polyarthritis and transitory rash. The arthritis of sudden onset, is localized in large and small joints and accompanied by significant stiffness, particularly noted in early morning. The symptoms only improvement a few with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the arthritis resolved within a few days. The diagnosis is based in the presence of anti-B19 IgM. The differential diagnosis of the acute polyarthritis is extensive, serological test should be made when we suspect the presence of a viral arthritis.
ISSN:	0212-7199