Acute human bocavirus infection in MDS patient, Cologne, Germany

J Clin Virol. 2015 Aug:69:44-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2015.05.029. Epub 2015 Jun 3.

Abstract

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    A clinical case of persisting and reactivated HBoV infection is described.

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    HBoV can be detected in iliac crest in MDS patients.

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    The current episode appears to be a reactivation of the HBoV-1 strain that was detected 5 years ago in a colorectal biopsy of the patient.

Keywords: Human bocavirus infection in adult; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage
  • DNA, Viral / analysis
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Human bocavirus / genetics
  • Human bocavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / virology*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / diagnosis*
  • Parvoviridae Infections / virology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Simplexvirus / isolation & purification

Substances

  • DNA, Viral