Parvovirus B19 Infection in a Fatal Case of Acute Liver Failure

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Dec;36(12):e355-e358. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001731.

Abstract

B19V has been proposed as an etiologic agent for hepatitis, mainly in children, but this is a rare clinical occurrence. In this article, we report a case of non-A-E acute liver failure in an immunocompetent child with B19 infection. The clinical findings of severe anemia and pancytopenia combined with the detection of anti-B19 Immunoglobulin G (IgG), B19 DNA and B19 mRNA in liver indicate a persistent infection and suggest a diagnosis of parvovirus B19-associated acute liver failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver / virology
  • Liver Failure, Acute / virology*
  • Parvoviridae Infections* / diagnosis
  • Parvoviridae Infections* / immunology
  • Parvoviridae Infections* / virology
  • Parvovirus B19, Human* / genetics
  • Parvovirus B19, Human* / immunology

Substances

  • DNA, Viral