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Aseptic meningitis caused by human parvovirus B19
1Department of Pediatrics, Tokai Chuo Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|June 1, 1993
Summary
Aseptic meningitis caused by human parvovirus B19 is rare. This study reports a case where parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in cerebrospinal fluid using polymerase chain reaction.
Area of Science:
- Virology
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Aseptic meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
- Human parvovirus B19 is a well-known cause of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) and can cause other clinical manifestations.
- Reports linking human parvovirus B19 to aseptic meningitis are exceptionally infrequent in medical literature.