Clinical Case of Skin Lesions with Parvovirus B19 Infection
Clinico-epidemiological characteristics of parvovirus В1 9 infection are presented. Especially dangerous is the virus for pregnant women in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, as it can lead to spontaneous abortion, the development of non-immune dropsy or intrauterine fetal death. Infectious erythema is characterized by a bright erythema of the cheek skin - a symptom of «spanked» cheeks, a patchy-papular «lacy» rash on the skin of the trunk and extensor surfaces of the extremities, more common in children aged 4 to 10 years. Diagnosis of parvovirus infection B1 9 is based on the results of serological methods, PCR, detection of IgM, immunoblot IgM/IgG. A clinical case of infectious erythema in a girl of 5 years is described.