RESEARCH ARTICLE

A Case of Encephalopathy in an Immunocompetent Adult with Persistent Parvovirus B19 Viremia

The Open Neurology Journal 26 June 2015 RESEARCH ARTICLE DOI: 10.2174/1874205X01509010059

Abstract

Parvovirus B19 (PVB19) is a ubiquitous airborne virus; it is well known to cause erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) in children. Neurologic complications after PVB19 exposure are thought to be transitory and infrequent in the adult population. Herein, we report an interesting case of a young woman who developed cognitive deficits, white matter changes and persisting viremia for over a year after exposure to PVB19.

Keywords: Cognitive deficits, encephalopathy, parvovirus B19, white matter changes.
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