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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*In children: causes erythema infectiousum (Fifth disease) | |||
*In transplant patients on immunosuppressive drugs: causes RBC aplasia. | |||
**Short-lived, may not be discovered | |||
**Parvovirus only replicated in erythroid progenitor cells | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 25 January 2016
Background
- In children: causes erythema infectiousum (Fifth disease)
- In transplant patients on immunosuppressive drugs: causes RBC aplasia.
- Short-lived, may not be discovered
- Parvovirus only replicated in erythroid progenitor cells