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. 2021 Apr 30;92(Suppl 1):e2021129. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS1.10702

Table 1.

Parvovirus B19 clinical manifestation

Typical Atypical
Short lived (24-48 hours) fever accompanied by asthenia, myalgias and pharyngodynia (8) Neurological manifestations:
  • - Central Nervous System (15)
    • Encephalitis
    • Meningitits
    • Stroke
    • Chorea
    • Cerebellar ataxia
  • - Peripheral Nervous System (16-19)
    • Guillain-Barré syndrome
    • cranial and peripheral neuropathies
    • brachial plexus neuropathy
    • carpal tunnel syndrome
Symmetrical acute polyarthritis of hands, feet, ankles and knees (80%) that can persist beyond two months in 10-20% of patients (9-13)
Cutaneous manifestations (14):
  • - Child – megalo-erytema

  • - Adult – maculopapular rash and/or fleeting purpuric at the extremities

Cardiac manifestations (20-24):
  • - pericarditis

  • - fulminant myocarditis

  • - coronary syndrome

Adenopathies in the cervical area (8) Renal manifestations (25):
  • - Proliferative glomerulonephritis

  • - collapsing glomerulopathy

  • - thrombotic microangiopathy