Eklem yakınmaları olan hastalarda Parvovirus B19 IgG ve IgM seropozitiflik düzeylerinin araştırılması.

Objective: Parvovirus B19 can cause conditions such as Erythema Infectiosum in children, transient aplastic crises in individuals with chronic hemolytic anemia, permanent anemia in immunosuppressed patients, and hydrops fetalis in pregnant women. Joint complaints may be seen in patients due to primary infection or as a complication of Erythema Infectiosum. The incidence of joint complaints in individuals infected with Parvovirus B19 may vary depending on age. While 8% of infected children have joint complaints; this percentage may increase to 60-80% in adults. On the other hand, it has been reported that information on the prevalence of joint complaints due to viral causes such as Parvovirus B19 is limited and epidemiological data may show regional differences. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the presence of Parvovirus B19 IgG and IgM antibodies in patients admitted to our hospital and to determine the percentages of Parvovirus B19 seropositivity in the patient group with joint complaints. Methods: In the study, Parvovirus B19 IgG and IgM test results obtained from serum samples sent to the Medical Microbiology Laboratory between 2010-2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: A total of 679 patients with joint complaints, including 437 women (64.4%) and 242 men (35.6%), were included in this study. Parvovirus B19 IgG test result was positive in 364 (53.6%) of these patients. Parvovirus B19 IgG seropositivity percentage was found to be higher in patients with joint complaints (53.6%) than in patients without joint complaints (38.4%) (p<0.0001). Parvovirus B19 IgG seropositivity percentage was 32.1% in children with joint complaints and 62.3% in adults (p<0.0001). In addition, this percentage was found to be higher in women (58.1%) with joint complaints compared to men (45.5%) (p=0.002). On the other hand, the Parvovirus B19 IgM seropositivity percentage was determined as 3.2% for these patients. This percentage was 1% in children and 4.1% in adults. Conclusion: In particular, the possibility of a primary infection or complication due to Parvovirus B19 should be kept in mind for adult patients with joint complaints. We think that the results of the serological test (IgG-IgM) for Parvovirus B19 in this patient group will contribute to the differential diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]