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Table 1 Clinical and biological characteristics, treatment and outcome in 25 patients with extra-haematological manifestations associated with human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection

From: Extra-haematological manifestations related to human parvovirus B19 infection: retrospective study in 25 adults

Age/ Sex

Type of damage

HPV-B19 markers

CRP, mg/l

Immunological abnormalities

Treatment

Clinical status during follow-up

Residuals symptomsa

PCR negativationa/ Time to negativation, months

Follow-up, months

IgM/IgG

Blood/TissueDNA

   

M1

M6

M12

1

40/F

Symmetrical polyarthralgia, palpable purpura with subcutaneous nodules

+/+

NP/NP

58

None

None

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

2

28/F

Symmetrical polyarthralgia, myalgia, exanthema

+/+

NP/NP

4

None

NSAIDs

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

3

24/M

Symmetrical polyarthralgia; exanthema, PPGSS

+/+

NP/NP

< 3

None

CS 1 mg/kg/d

CR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

4

28/M

Symmetrical polyarthralgia

+/+

NP/NP

9

ANA+

None

CR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

5

49/M

Arthromyalgia with axial involvement, elevated liver enzymes

+/+

NP/NP

23

NP

NSAIDs

CR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

6

37/F

Polyarthritis; slapped-cheek rash, hands edema

+/+

NP/NP

21

ANA+, LA+

None

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

7

38/F

HLH, acute myopericarditis, pleural effusion; polyarthritis

+/+

+/+(BM)

4

ANA+, RF+, ACPA+, aCL Abs+ (IgG), anti β2GP1 Abs+ (IgG)

NSAIDs, IVIg, CS 10 mg/d, MTX, anti- TNF-α, anti-IL6R

S

S

S

IPPJ synovitisb

Yes/11

15

8

38/M

Symmetrical polyarthralgia; thighs myalgia

+/+

NP/NP

35

ANA+, anti-dsDNA+, aCL Abs+ (IgG, IgM), C4↓

NSAIDs, HCQ, CS 30 mg/d, MTX

S

PR

PR

Arthralgia

NA/NA

12

9

24/F

Febrile acute polyarthritis with axial involvement

+/+

NP/NP

132

ANA+

NSAIDs

PR

PR

PR

Migratory polyarthragia, asthenia

NA/NA

13

10

38/F

Distal polyarthritis

+/+

+/NP

< 3

ANA+, anti-dsDNA+, C4↓

NSAIDs

PR

PR

None

No/NA

9

11

34/F

Polyarthritis; exanthema; asthenia

+/+

NP/NP

114

ANA+, RF+, ANCA+

NSAIDs, CS 0.1 mg/kg/d, MTX, HCQ + NSAIDs

W

S

S

Noneb

NA/NA

89

12

32/F

Polyarthritis; exanthema, livedo; hands and feet edema; transient proteinuria

+/+

+/NP

32

None

NSAIDs, colchicine, IVIg, HCQ, myorelaxant, antidepressants

S

S

S

Asthenia, arthromyalgia

Yes/21

48

13

42/F

Polyarthritis, asthenia

+/+

NP/NP

NA

ANA+, anti-dsDNA+, aCL Abs+ (IgG, IgM)

NSAIDs

PR

CR

None

NA/NA

6

14

39/F

Cyclical and diffuse arthromyalgia, exanthema

+/+

+/NP

12

None

Antidepressants CS 1 mg/kg

S

S

S

None

Yes/18

25

15

24/F

Polyarthritis, exanthema

+/+

NP/NP

7

ANA+, RF+, ACPA+

NSAIDs, CS 1 mg/kg

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

16c

37/F

Symmetrical and febrile polyarthralgia, calves myalgia

+/+

+/NP

34

RF+, C4↓, abundant mixed cryoglobulin (type II)d

NSAIDs

PR

CR

None

No/NA

6

17

44/M

Nephrotic syndrome, ARF

NA/NA

+/NP

60

NA

Pulsed MP, oral CS 1 mg/kg/d, ACEIs + ARBs, IVIg

W

S

W

Nephrotic syndrome, ESRD

No/NA

23

18

56/F

Febrile polyarthritis; palpable purpura; nephritic syndrome; ARF; asthenia

+/NA

+/NP

31

ANA+, anti-dsDNA+, ANCA+, C4↓

Diuretics, ACEIs

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

30

19

22/F

Acute nephritic syndrome

+/+

NP/NP

17

Anti-dsDNA+, ANCA+, C4↓

Diuretics

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

12

20

37/F

Pure sensory axonal mononeuritis multiplex

−/+

+/NP

< 3

None

CS 1 mg/kg/d, AEDs, IVIg

W

W

PR

Hypoesthesia

No/NA

25

21

42/F

Left ulnar mononeuritis, necrotic purpura with PPGSS

+/+

+/NP

8

ANA+, RF+, cryoglobulin (type III)

CS 20 mg/d, AEDs, IVIg

W

PR

Numbness 5th finger

No/NA

7

22

30/F

GBS, polyarthralgia, exanthema, lymphadenopathy

+/−

+/− (CSF)

40

None

IVIg

PR

CR

CR

None

No but ↓↓/NA

18

23

37/F

PPGSS, palpable purpura; symmetrical polyarthralgia

+/+

+/NP

7

None

NSAIDs, CS 1 mg/kg/d

CR

None

No/NA

4

24

39/M

Palpable purpura & subcutaneous nodules; arthralgia

+/+

−/− (skin)

12

Very low mixed cryoglobulin (type II)

NSAIDs, CS 1 mg/kg/d, colchicine, dapsone

PR

PR

CR

None

NA/NA

13

25

83/F

Asthenia, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly with spleen infarcts, PPGSS

+/+

-/NP

40

ANA+

None

PR

CR

CR

None

NA/NA

14

  1. aAt the end of follow-up
  2. bEvolution towards rheumatoid arthritis, in remission in patient N°11
  3. cThis case has already been published separately [45]
  4. dHPV-B19 DNA was more abundant in the cryoprecipitate than in the serum sample
  5. Abbreviations: Abs antibodies, ACEIs angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, aCL anticardiolipin, ACPA anticitrullinated antibodies, AEDs antiepileptic drugs, ANA antinuclear antibodies, ANCA anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-dsDNA, anti-double stranded DNA antibodies; anti-IL6R anti-interleukin-6 receptor, anti-TNF-α anti-tumor necrosis factor α, ARBs, angiotensin II receptor antagonists, ARF acute renal failure, BM bone marrow, C4 complement factor 4, CP complete remission, CS corticosteroids, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, d days, w weeks, ESRD end stage renal disease, GBS Guillain-Barré syndrome, HCQ hydroxychloroquine, HLH hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin, LA lupus anticoagulant, MP methylprednisolone, MTX methotrexate, NA not available, NP not performed, NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, PPGSS papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome, PR partial remission, RF rheumatoid factor, S stable, W worsening