Parvovirus B19 from the point of view of pediatric hematologist

Overview

Jadvidžáková E, Hubáček P, Kepka Z, Smíšek P, Šrámková l, Starý J, Suková M. Parvovirus B19 from the point of view of pediatric hematologist

Parvovirus B19 is the causative agent of classical childhood illness known as the 5th disease or erythema infectiosum. the occurrence has a seasonal character, with more dominant waves every 3 to 5 years. remarkably higher incidence since 2023 is observed globally. similarly to recent distinct waves od rsV and influenza, even in this case we can suspect a connection with covid pandemic (rapid contagion after 2 years of social restrictions). the article describes a cohort of patients with pcr confirmed symptomatic parvovirus B19 infection during a period of 12 years (02/2012-06/2024) at the department of pediatric Hematology and oncology, Motol university Hospital. We do not aim at thorough epidemiological analysis, but rather focus on bringing the topic to the czech pediatric community and describe hematological variety of parvovirus B19 infection.

Keywords:

Hematology – children – parvovirus B19 – erythema infectiosum – 5th disease – aplastic crisis