- Case Report
- Two Pediatric Patients with Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia Associated with Parvovirus B19 Infection
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Dong Koo Kim, Young Dai Kim, Ho Jun Lim, Sung Hee Oh, Hahng Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(3):338-342. Published online March 15, 2004
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Parvovirus B19, a member of the Erythrovirus genus, is the only member of the Parvoviridae family known to be pathogenic in humans. Haematological consequences of B19 infection arise due to a direct cytotoxic effect on erythroid progenitors in bone marrow, resulting in interruption of erythrocyte production. The physiology of host haematopoiesis and competence of the immune response each determines clinical... |
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