Discussion Sepsis is a continuum of diagnosis progressing from systemic inflammatory
response syndrome (SIRS) to septic shock. SIRS is defined as 2 of the following criteria: 1) …

An 18-year-old female college student developed arthralgias in the lower extremities and an
erythematous rash after experiencing fevers, chills, and headache for several days. She was …

Distress improved with only supportive care while she was in the hospital. She required
transfusions of five packed RBC units during her Parvovirus B19, a small DNA virus, is the …

We report the case of a 15-year-old woman who was admitted for acute myocarditis with
cardiogenic shock. Physical examination revealed typical cutaneous eruption evocating …

Infection with human parvovirus B19 induces a biphasic disease. The initial phase has been
associated with viremia. During the second phase of the disease, a spectrum of clinical …

An ordinarily mild infection became a serious problem for a patient with underlying disease.
A 38-year-old Cantonesespeaking Chinese woman presented to the Emergency …

The development of new and more sophisticated diagnostic techniques has opened up
many new avenues of investigation. Using these tools has considerably expanded our …

Parvovirus B19 is a common infection in adults and children. There are reports of secondary
parvovirus infection in immunocompromised persons, but no reports of symptomatic …

A 25-year-old Jamaican man presented to the emergency department for evaluation of a
rash on his face, back, and hands (FIGURE 1). He recalled a puncture injury after handling …

PMID:**** DOI: 10.4103/0256-4947.59371 ylprednisolone intravenously (1 mg/kg/day).
Culture results and viral titers were negative except for a high positive titer of specific IgG …