Table 1. Clinical and laboratory characteristics of children with CSF positive for human parvovirus 4, India*.
ID, date of illness |
Age, y |
Clinical course |
Outcome |
CSF |
|
Serum | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR |
WCC† |
Protein, mg/dL |
Glucose, mg/dL |
IgM |
IgG |
PCR |
|||||
VES085,
2006 Jan |
2 |
Prodomal illness for 12 days; febrile with frequent generalized convulsions during first week of admission; CSF examination on day 12 of illness |
Discharged against medical advice on day 18 after admission |
+
1.5 x 107 copies/mL |
4 |
59 |
32 |
|
+ |
− |
+
5.6 x 109 copies/mL |
VES065 2005 Nov | 3 | Prodomal illness for 9 days; febrile, poor appetite, and a generalized convulsion on day 9; CSF examination on day 9 of illness | Recovered on day 14 with no residual neurologic deficit | + 3.2 x 105 copies/mL | 8 | 15 | 60 | NA | NA | NA |
*CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; ID, patient identification code; WCC, leukocyte count; Ig, immunoglobulin; +, positive; −, negative; NA, not available. †Leukocyte count differential 100% lymphocytes for each patient.