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Parvovirus B19 infection presenting as ‘bathing trunk’ erythema with pustules
Author(s) -
Butler Gregory J,
Mendelsohn Shevaun,
Franks Andrea
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2006.00312.x
Subject(s) - medicine , exanthem , erythema infectiosum , dermatology , parvovirus , erythema , neutrophilia , rash , trunk , serology , immunology , parvoviridae , virus , antibody , ecology , biology
SUMMARY A 7‐year‐old girl presented with acute vulval erythema and pustules, associated with a petechial eruption in her flexures and over her feet. There was a mild prodromal illness and the patient was afebrile. There were minimal symptoms associated with the rash. Skin and throat swabs were negative and blood examination showed mild neutrophilia and lymphopaenia. Parvovirus B19 IgM was detected on serology and cutaneous features resolved within 4 days. This is a further case of parvovirus B19 infection presenting as a ‘bathing trunk’ exanthem that has unique dermatologic features, including the presence of pustules and distant petechiae.