Persistent parvovirus B19-induced anemia in an HIV-infected patient under HAART. Case report and review of literature

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007 Nov;26(11):833-7. doi: 10.1007/s10096-007-0360-y.

Abstract

Recent reports document resolution of human parvovirus B19-related pure red blood cell aplasia (PB19-PRCA) in HIV-infected patients upon commencement of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This article describes a patient with PB19-PRCA who, despite fully suppressive HAART, required cyclic administration of intravenous human immunoglobulin over a period of 17 months before PB19 seroconversion and subsequent resolution of relapsing severe anemia. All reports in the English literature describing PB19-related hematologic abnormalities in the post-HAART era are also described herein.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / virology*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active*
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parvoviridae Infections / complications*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology*
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulins, Intravenous