Acute parvovirus B19 infection presenting as rheumatoid arthritis mimic

Acute parvovirus B19 infection can cause acute symmetric polyarthritis indistinguishable from polyarticular rheumatoid arthritis. Most cases of acute arthritis due to parvovirus B19 are self-limiting and resolve with symptomatic treatment. We present a 65-year-old lady from Southern India who presen...

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Main Authors: Vijay Alexander, Sohini Das, Austin Saju Mangan, Ramya Iyadurai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=3;spage=1257;epage=1259;aulast=Alexander