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Fifth disease. A brief review of infections in childhood, in adulthood, and pregnancy
Fifth disease. A brief review of infections in childhood, in adulthood, and pregnancy
- Source :
- Archives of internal medicine. 149(10)
- Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- Erythema infectiosum was recognized in 1889 as a common exanthem of childhood. It was originally called fifth disease because it was classified as the fifth in a series of childhood exanthems (Table). Fifth disease was a childhood illness characterized by mild fever, erythematous cheeks, and a lacelike rash on the trunk and proximal extremities. The illness usually occurred during winter and spring in localized epidemics and there were no known sequelae.1,2 In 1975, during routine screening of serum samples for hepatitis B virus surface antigen, false-positive results were obtained from nine units of blood. These tests were positive by counter immunoelectrophoresis, but were negative by the more specific passive hemagglutination test. Examination of these specimens by electron microscopy did not reveal the 27-nm viral particles of hepatitis B virus surface antigen, but instead, smaller 23-nm viral particles were revealed. These 23-nm viral particles were designated B-19, the specimen label
- Subjects :
- Adult
Hydrops Fetalis
Disease
Parvoviridae Infections
Pregnancy
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Humans
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Child
Exanthem
Arthritis, Infectious
business.industry
Anemia, Aplastic
medicine.disease
Rash
Specimen Label
Erythema
Erythema Infectiosum
Immunology
Passive hemagglutination
Female
Mild fever
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00039926
- Volume :
- 149
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Archives of internal medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a57971d0b456a128e29ee0cc30f30e5c