Meningoencephalitis with persistent parvovirus B19 infection in an apparently healthy woman.

Bonvicini, Francesca; Marinacci, Ginevra; Pajno, Maria Chiara; Gallinella, Giorgio; Musiani, Monica; Zerbini, Marialuisa · Clin Infect Dis · 2008

case_report · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

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.

Medical subject headings