Leukophagocytosis in human parvovirus B19-induced transient bicytopenia in a healthy child

Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1996 Jun;38(3):278-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1996.tb03487.x.

Abstract

A previously health 11 year old boy had transient leukopenia and thrombocytopenia associated with human parvovirus B19 (B19) infection. This case suggested that low-grade hemophagocytosis can be involved in developing B19-related cytopenia even in an otherwise healthy child. Bone marrow aspiration at an early stage could reveal the underlying mechanism of B19-related cytopenia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Bone Marrow / immunology
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Child
  • Erythema Infectiosum / immunology*
  • Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Leukopenia / immunology*
  • Male
  • Parvovirus B19, Human / immunology*
  • Phagocytosis / immunology*
  • Thrombocytopenia / immunology*