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Emerging lupus-like manifestations in acute parvovirus B19 infection

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We encountered an adult patient with acute parvovirus B19 infection who presented with transient lupus-like symptoms (i.e., polyarthritis, fever, myalgia, pancytopenia, hypocomplementemia, and nephritis). Our case is characterized by the demonstration of acute nephritis as a complication of this infection, making it difficult to distinguish between a viral infection and the first episode of systemic lupus erythematosus.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

    Toshiro Sugimoto, Atsuko Tsuda, Takashi Uzu & Atsunori Kashiwagi

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Sugimoto, T., Tsuda, A., Uzu, T. et al. Emerging lupus-like manifestations in acute parvovirus B19 infection. Clin Rheumatol 27, 119–120 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-007-0691-1

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