12 July 2023: Articles
Parvovirus B19 Infection: A Vasculitis Masquerade in an Elderly Patient
Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Morika Suzuki A , Takashi Watari A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939696
Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939696
Table 1. Differential diagnosis of this case.
| Infection | Bacteria (IE)Viral (HBV, HCV, EBV, HIV, SARS-CoV-2, B19V)TuberculosisSyphilisMycoplasma pneumonia |
| Vasculitis (SVV) | AAV (MPA, GPA, EGPA)Immune complex SVV (anti-GBM disease, CV, IgA vasculitis, HUV) |
| Autoimmune | SLE, Behcet’s disease, sarcoidosis |
| Hematological malignancy | Malignant lymphoma, intravascular lymphoma |
| AAV – antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis; B19V – human parvovirus B19; CV – cryoglobulinemic vasculitis; EGPA – eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; GBM – glomerular basement membrane; GPA – granulomatosis with polyangiitis; HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; HIV – human immunodeficiency virus; HUV – hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis; IE – infective endocarditis; MPA – microscopic polyangiitis; SLE – systemic lupus erythematosus; SARS-CoV-2 – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; SVV – small vessel vasculitis. | |