Article ; Online: Parvovirus B19 infection associated with hemolytic anemia and cranial polyneuropathy.
2017 Volume 23, Issue 5, Page(s) 786–788
Abstract: ... of PB19 infection associated with hemolytic anemia and cranial polyneuropathy involving the second and ... Parvovirus B19 (PB19) is a common, widespread, small, single-stranded DNA virus which has been ... third cranial nerves in a 23-year-old immunocompetent woman. The diagnosis of acute PB19 infection was established ...
| Abstract | Parvovirus B19 (PB19) is a common, widespread, small, single-stranded DNA virus which has been linked with a broad spectrum of clinical illnesses, including a variety of neurological complications such as encephalitis, meningitis, myelitis, stroke, cerebellar ataxia, and neuropathy. The authors describe a case of PB19 infection associated with hemolytic anemia and cranial polyneuropathy involving the second and third cranial nerves in a 23-year-old immunocompetent woman. The diagnosis of acute PB19 infection was established with detection of positive DNA and anti-PB19 IgM antibodies in blood samples. Antiganglioside antibody studies were performed and serum anti-GD1b IgG was strongly positive. Further investigation was normal or negative, excluding other infectious or autoimmune disorders. The patient was initially treated with a 5-day course of intravenous immunoglobulin (IGIV). Because of incomplete neurological recovery, methylprednisolone was also administered 7 days after IGIV therapy initiation. Complete resolution of clinical symptoms was observed 3 months after disease onset at follow-up visit, despite the persistence of PB19 DNA and anti-PB19 IgM antibodies in serum 5 months after the initial presentation. Our report provides evidence that PB19 could affect both the central and peripheral nervous system, possibly by triggering an autoimmune mechanism that leads to autoantibody production. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Anemia, Hemolytic/virology ; Autoantibodies/immunology ; Autoantigens/immunology ; Erythema Infectiosum/complications ; Erythema Infectiosum/immunology ; Female ; Gangliosides/immunology ; Humans ; Oculomotor Nerve Diseases/virology ; Optic Nerve Diseases/virology ; Polyneuropathies/virology ; Young Adult | |||||
| Chemical Substances | Autoantibodies ; Autoantigens ; Gangliosides ; ganglioside, GD1b (19553-76-5) | |||||
| Language | English | |||||
| Publishing date | 2017-10 | |||||
| Publishing country | United States | |||||
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article | |||||
| ZDB-ID | 1283265-0 | |||||
| ISSN | 1538-2443 ; 1355-0284 | |||||
| ISSN (online) | 1538-2443 | |||||
| ISSN | 1355-0284 | |||||
| DOI | 10.1007/s13365-017-0562-8 | |||||
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