Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2008 · 20 citations · 6 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMolecular VirologyVirologyCentral Nervous System InfectionsEncephalitisImmune-mediated Sequelae Of InfectionNeuropathology Of InfectionViral InfectionsViral PathologyCerebrospinal Fluid SystemImmune-mediated MeningoencephalitisInfectious EncephalitisParvovirus B19 Infection Diagnosis
A case of meningoencephalitis, associated with persistent parvovirus B19 infection, is described in a 36-year-old immunocompetent woman. Parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in samples of cerebrospinal fluid and serum; no parvovirus B19-specific clinical symptoms were seen, but neurological episodes were observed in the presence of parvovirus B19 infection and despite the onset of a specific immune response.
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