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Patalon T, Saciuk Y, Trotzky D, Pachys G, Ben-Tov A, Segal Y, Gazit S. An Outbreak of Parvovirus B19 in Israel. Viruses 2023; 15:2261. [PMID: 38005937 PMCID: PMC10674631 DOI: 10.3390/v15112261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) has a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from an asymptomatic infection to a life threatening one. During pregnancy, it can lead to fetal loss and hydrops fetalis. This retrospective study examined the incidence rates of B19V in Israel, analyzing anonymized electronic medical records of 2.7 million individuals between January 2015 and September 2023. A generalized linear model with a Poisson distribution was fit to the data, adjusting for potential confounders. A marked increase in B19V was observed in 2023, with an adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 6.6 (95% CI 6.33-6.89) when comparing 2023 to previous years. When specifically comparing 2023 to COVID-19 years (2020-2022), adjusted IRR climbs to 9.21 (8.66-9.80). Moreover, in 2023, previously existing seasonality has largely disappeared. High SES characterized most infected individuals with a marked discrepancy in social sectors; the Arab population was significantly less likely to be found B19V positive, even when adjusting for SES. Most infections occurred in school-aged children (6-11 years old). Pregnant women experienced the most significant rise in B19V, with an adjusted IRR of 11.47 (9.44-13.97) in 2023 compared to previous years; most cases were diagnosed in the first trimester. This study demonstrates that Israel is currently experiencing the largest and longest reported outbreak of B19V to date. Policymakers should consider setting screening policies in place, at least for populations at risk, while specifically studying and potentially targeting low socioeconomic populations and specific social sectors to avoid health inequalities.
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- Tal Patalon
- Kahn Sagol Maccabi (KSM) Research & Innovation Center, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
- Maccabitech Institute for Research and Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
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- Kahn Sagol Maccabi (KSM) Research & Innovation Center, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
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- Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin 70300, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Shamir Medical Center (Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin 70300, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Kahn Sagol Maccabi (KSM) Research & Innovation Center, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
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- Kahn Sagol Maccabi (KSM) Research & Innovation Center, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
- Maccabitech Institute for Research and Innovation, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv 68125, Israel
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Yin H, Yang S, Zheng J, Zhou M, Liu Y, Lu L. Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia in lupus during pregnancy. QJM 2022; 115:417-419. [PMID: 35294036 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- H Yin
- From the Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 145 Middle Shandong Rd, Shanghai 200001, China
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- From the Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 145 Middle Shandong Rd, Shanghai 200001, China
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- Department of internal medicine, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, 501 South Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18505 USA
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- From the Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 145 Middle Shandong Rd, Shanghai 200001, China
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- Department of Dermatopathology, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 200 Wuyi road, Shanghai, 200443, China
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- From the Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 145 Middle Shandong Rd, Shanghai 200001, China
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Papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome in a patient with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection. JAAD Case Rep 2021; 16:72-73. [PMID: 34458534 PMCID: PMC8384761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2021.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Childhood exanthems are commonly encountered by pediatricians in the hospital and the office. In the last several decades, we have seen a shift in the epidemiology of many of these diseases. After being deemed eliminated at the turn of 21st century, measles has experienced a resurgence secondary to falling vaccination rates, raising public health concerns. A new variant of hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6 has been associated with more widespread and atypical disease, which can present diagnostic challenges to clinicians. Parvovirus B19, which is traditionally associated with fifth disease, is also the leading cause of papular purpuric gloves and socks syndrome, a rare condition with which providers may be unfamiliar. Since the introduction of routine vaccination, there has been a shift in the epidemiology and clinical presentation of primary varicella and herpes zoster. Finally, the recently described phenomenon of Mycoplasma pneumoniae-induced rash and mucositis will be discussed. [Pediatr Ann. 2020;49(3):e116-e123.].
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Denouement. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2019; 38:1255-1256. [PMID: 31738347 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000615064.84977.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Takashima S, Ota M. Petechial rash with parvovirus infection. Assoc Med J 2019. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l5723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kappers W, Stevens G, Bruynseels P, van den Akker M. Papular Purpuric Gloves and Socks Syndrome because of a Mycoplasma Infection. J Pediatr 2018; 194:258-258.e2. [PMID: 29217102 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Willemijn Kappers
- Department of Pediatrics Queen Paola Children's Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics Queen Paola Children's Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics Queen Paola Children's Hospital Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology UZ Brussel Brussels, Belgium
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Drago F, Ciccarese G, Gasparini G, Cogorno L, Javor S, Toniolo A, Broccolo F. Contemporary infectious exanthems: an update. Future Microbiol 2017; 12:171-193. [DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2016-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An exanthem is a skin rash that may be associated with mucous membrane eruption, fever or other symptoms. It may develop as manifestation of an infectious disease or as adverse reaction to drugs. Beside the ‘classical exanthems’ commonly occurring in childhood, other exanthems, defined as ‘atypical’ for the different morphology and causal agents, may occur. Among the atypical exanthems with infectious etiology, viral, bacterial, parasitic and helminth infections are implicated. We describe herein etiology and epidemiology of the atypical exanthems caused by infectious agents. In case of exanthem, to make a correct etiological diagnosis is crucial for both the patient and community concerning issues such as time off school, immunizations and risk in pregnancy and immunocompromised individuals.
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- Francesco Drago
- DISSAL Department of Dermatology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- DISSAL Department of Dermatology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- DISSAL Department of Dermatology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- DISSAL Department of Dermatology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- DISSAL Department of Dermatology, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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- Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology & Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology & Virology, School of Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Warris A, Kroon FP. Viral Exanthems. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-6285-8.00009-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Kroes AC. Parvoviruses. Infect Dis (Lond) 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-7020-6285-8.00169-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Viruses are considered intracellular obligates with a nucleic acid RNA or DNA. They have the ability to encode proteins involved in viral replication and production of the protective coat within the host cells but require host cell ribosomes and mitochondria for translation. The members of the families Herpesviridae, Poxviridae, Papovaviridae, and Picornaviridae are the most commonly known agents for cutaneous viral diseases, but other virus families, such as Adenoviridae, Togaviridae, Parvoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Flaviviridae, and Hepadnaviridae, can also infect the skin. Herpetic whitlow should be considered under the title of special viral infections of the acral region, where surgical incision is not recommended; along with verruca plantaris with its resistance to treatment and the search for a new group of treatments, including human papillomavirus vaccines; HIV with maculopapular eruptions and palmoplantar desquamation; orf and milker's nodule with its nodular lesions; papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome with its typical clinical presentation; necrolytic acral erythema with its relationship with zinc; and hand, foot, and mouth disease with its characteristics of causing infection with its strains, with high risk for complication.
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- Esra Adışen
- Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Emeritus Professor of Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
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Scaparrotta A, Rossi N, Attanasi M, Petrosino MI, Di Pillo S, Chiarelli F. A strange rash with "gloves and socks" distribution. Arch Med Sci 2015; 11:908-10. [PMID: 26322108 PMCID: PMC4548047 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2015.53315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2014] [Revised: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Department of Pediatrics, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "G. D'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy
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Huttner A, Dayer JA, Yerly S, Combescure C, Auderset F, Desmeules J, Eickmann M, Finckh A, Goncalves AR, Hooper JW, Kaya G, Krähling V, Kwilas S, Lemaître B, Matthey A, Silvera P, Becker S, Fast PE, Moorthy V, Kieny MP, Kaiser L, Siegrist CA. The effect of dose on the safety and immunogenicity of the VSV Ebola candidate vaccine: a randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1/2 trial. THE LANCET. INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2015; 15:1156-1166. [PMID: 26248510 DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00154-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Safe and effective vaccines against Ebola could prevent or control outbreaks. The safe use of replication-competent vaccines requires a careful dose-selection process. We report the first safety and immunogenicity results in volunteers receiving 3 × 10(5) plaque-forming units (pfu) of the recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus-based candidate vaccine expressing the Zaire Ebola virus glycoprotein (rVSV-ZEBOV; low-dose vaccinees) compared with 59 volunteers who had received 1 ×10(7) pfu (n=35) or 5 × 10(7) pfu (n=16) of rVSV-ZEBOV (high-dose vaccinees) or placebo (n=8) before a safety-driven study hold. METHODS The Geneva rVSV-ZEBOV study, an investigator-initiated phase 1/2, dose-finding, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial conducted at the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland, enrolled non-pregnant, immunocompetent, and otherwise healthy adults aged 18-65 years. Participants from the low-dose group with no plans to deploy to Ebola-aff5cted regions (non-deployable) were randomised 9:1 in a double-blind fashion using randomly permuted blocks of varying sizes to a single injection of 3 × 10(5) pfu or placebo, whereas deployable participants received single-injection 3 × 10(5) pfu open-label. Primary safety and immunogenicity outcomes were the incidence of adverse events within 14 days of vaccination and day-28 antibody titres, respectively, analysed by intention to treat. After viral oligoarthritis was observed in 11 of the first 51 vaccinees (22%) receiving 10(7) or 5 × 10(7) pfu, 56 participants were given a lower dose (3 × 10(5) pfu, n=51) or placebo (n=5) to assess the effect of dose reduction on safety and immunogenicity. This trial is ongoing with a follow-up period of 12 months; all reported results are from interim databases. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02287480. FINDINGS Between Jan 5 and Jan 26, 2015, 43 non-deployable participants received low-dose rVSV-ZEBOV (3 × 10(5) pfu) or placebo in a double-blind fashion, whereas 13 deployable participants received 3 × 10(5) pfu open-label. Altogether, in the low-dose group, 51 participants received rVSV-ZEBOV and five received placebo. No serious adverse events occurred. At 3 × 10(5) pfu, early-onset reactogenicity remained frequent (45 [88%] of 51 compared with 50 [98%] of 51 high dose and two [15%] of 13 placebo recipients), but mild. Objective fever was present in one (2%) of 51 low-dose versus 13 (25%) of 51 high-dose vaccinees receiving at least 1 ×10(7) pfu (p<0·0001). Subjective fever (p<0·0001), myalgia (p=0·036), and chills (p=0·026) were significantly reduced and their time of onset delayed, reflecting significantly lower viraemia (p<0·0001) and blood monocyte-activation patterns (p=0·0233). Although seropositivity rates remained similarly high (48 [94%] of 51), day-28 EBOV-glycoprotein-binding and neutralising antibody titres were lower in low-dose versus high-dose vaccinees (geometric mean titres 344·5 [95% CI 229·7-516·4] vs 1064·2 [757·6-1495·1]; p<0·0001; and 35·1 [24·7-50·7] vs 127·0 [86·0-187·6]; p<0·0001, respectively). Furthermore, oligoarthritis again occurred on day 10 (median; IQR 9-14) in 13 (25%) of 51 low-dose vaccinees, with maculopapular, vesicular dermatitis, or both in seven (54%) of 13; arthritis was associated with increasing age in low-dose but not high-dose vaccinees. Two vaccinees presented with purpura of the lower legs; histological findings indicated cutaneous vasculitis. The presence of rVSV in synovial fluid and skin lesions confirmed causality. INTERPRETATION Reducing the dose of rVSV-ZEBOV improved its early tolerability but lowered antibody responses and did not prevent vaccine-induced arthritis, dermatitis, or vasculitis. Like its efficacy, the safety of rVSV-ZEBOV requires further definition in the target populations of Africa. FUNDING Wellcome Trust through WHO.
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- Angela Huttner
- Infection Control Programme, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Virology Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Vaccinology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Philipps University Marburg, Institute for Virology, Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Department of Translational Sciences, US Army Medical Research, Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Philipps University Marburg, Institute for Virology, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Department of Translational Sciences, US Army Medical Research, Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD, USA
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Vaccinology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Virology and Department of Translational Sciences, US Army Medical Research, Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), Frederick, MD, USA
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- Philipps University Marburg, Institute for Virology, Marburg, Germany
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Virology Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Vaccinology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; Center for Vaccinology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Viruses are considered intracellular obligates with a nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA. They have the ability to encode proteins involved in viral replication and production of the protective coat within the host cells but require host cell ribosomes and mitochondria for translation. The members of the families Herpesviridae, Poxviridae, Papovaviridae, and Picornaviridae are the most commonly known agents for the cutaneous viral diseases, but other virus families, such as Adenoviridae, Togaviridae, Parvoviridae, Paramyxoviridae, Flaviviridae, and Hepadnaviridae, can also infect the skin. Though the cutaneous manifestations of viral infections are closely related to the type and the transmission route of the virus, viral skin diseases may occur in almost any part of the body. In addition to friction caused by skin-to-skin touch, skin folds are warm and moist areas of the skin that have limited air circulation. These features provide a fertile breeding ground for many kinds of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi. In contrast to specific bacterial and fungal agents that have an affinity for the skin folds, except for viral diseases of the anogenital area, which have well-known presentations, viral skin infections that have a special affinity to the skin folds are not known. Many viral exanthems may affect the skin folds during the course of the infection, but here we focus only on the ones that usually affect the fold areas and also on the less well-known conditions or recently described associations.
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Bandera AR, Arenal MM, Vorlicka K, Bravo-Burguilllos ER, Vega DM, Díaz-Arcaya CV. Acute Parvovirus B19 Infection in Adults: A Retrospective Study of 49 Cases. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.adengl.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Rodríguez Bandera AI, Mayor Arenal M, Vorlicka K, Ruiz Bravo-Burguilllos E, Montero Vega D, Vidaurrázaga Díaz-Arcaya C. Acute parvovirus B19 infection in adults: a retrospective study of 49 cases. ACTAS DERMO-SIFILIOGRAFICAS 2014; 106:44-50. [PMID: 25109767 DOI: 10.1016/j.ad.2014.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Revised: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Our aim was to describe the epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of acute parvovirus B19 infection in adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study describes all cases of acute parvovirus B19 infection in patients older than 18 years of age who were treated at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, Spain, in 2012. RESULTS Forty-nine adults were treated for acute parvovirus B19 infection. Most were young women who were infected in the spring or early summer. In over half the cases skin lesions were key diagnostic signs.We saw the full range of types of rash of purplish exanthems that were fairly generalized; vasculitis was relatively common (in >18%). Mild or moderate abnormalities in blood counts and indicators of liver dysfunction resolved spontaneously in all but 2 immunocompromised patients, who developed chronic anemia. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest case series of acute parvovirus B19 infection published to date. This infection should be suspected on observing signs of purplish skin rashes, no matter the location or pattern of distribution, or vasculitis, especially if accompanied by fever and joint pain in young women in the spring. Measures to avoid infection should be recommended to individuals at risk.
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio Microbiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España
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Takeuchi M, Shiozawa R, Hangai M, Takita J, Kitanaka S. Cephalhematoma and petechial rashes associated with acute parvovirus B19 infection: a case report. BMC Infect Dis 2013; 13:465. [PMID: 24093148 PMCID: PMC3851625 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Parvovirus B19 can cause petechial rashes in the acute phase of illness as well as erythema infectiosum (fifth disease) during convalescence. This petechial rash is often called “gloves and socks” syndrome because of the typical distribution of the eruption. However, involvement of other sites (e.g., intertriginous area) and generalized involvement have been recently recognized. We report here a patient with parvovirus-associated petechiae and cephalhematoma. Case presentation The patient was a previously healthy 10-year-old boy. There was a family history of fatal bleeding; his sister died of intracranial bleeding with an uncertain cause at the age of 5 months. The patient was admitted to our hospital because of sudden onset of cephalhematoma associated with fever. He reported that he had no recent head trauma but that he massaged his scalp on the day before admission. On admission, his temperature was 38.8°C; otherwise, he was in a stable condition. Besides cephalhematoma, petechial rashes were present on his trunk and limbs. The initial laboratory tests were essentially normal, including platelet count and coagulation tests. Expanded laboratory tests were repeated to explore the etiology of his skin hemorrhage, all of which indicated that hematological disorders were unlikely. His symptoms subsided spontaneously over the next few days and he was discharged uneventfully. Anti-parvovirus IgM titer was elevated during hospitalization and typical erythema infectiosum was seen approximately 1 week after discharge. During 6 months follow-up, he remained stable without recurrence of a hemorrhagic episode. Finally, we concluded that his cephalhematoma was responsible for acute parvoviral infection. Conclusions This is believed to be the first report describing a possible association between parvovirus B19 infection and cephalhematoma. Parvovirus B19 infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children who present with unexplained hemorrhage such as cephalhematoma or petechiae.
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