TY - JOUR
T1 - Human parvovirus B19 in rheumatoid arthritis
AU - Takahashi, Yuichi
AU - Murai, Chihiro
AU - Ishii, Tomonori
AU - Sugamura, Kazuo
AU - Sasaki, Takeshi
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Viral arthritis occurs transiently in most cases, because the infection is self limiting. The arthropathy associated with human parvovirus B19, however, often lasts for more than 2 years and their clinical symptoms may resemble with those of rheumatoid arthritis. Data have been accumulating for the link of B19 infection with chronic polyarthropathy or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and we discuss the possible mechanism for the role of B19 in the etiopathology of RA.
AB - Viral arthritis occurs transiently in most cases, because the infection is self limiting. The arthropathy associated with human parvovirus B19, however, often lasts for more than 2 years and their clinical symptoms may resemble with those of rheumatoid arthritis. Data have been accumulating for the link of B19 infection with chronic polyarthropathy or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and we discuss the possible mechanism for the role of B19 in the etiopathology of RA.
KW - Arthropathy
KW - Human parvovirus B19
KW - Rheumatoid arthritis
KW - Rheumatoid factor
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U2 - 10.3109/08830189809054408
DO - 10.3109/08830189809054408
M3 - Article
C2 - 10036637
AN - SCOPUS:0032463573
VL - 17
SP - 309
EP - 321
JO - International Reviews of Immunology
JF - International Reviews of Immunology
SN - 0883-0185
IS - 5-6
ER -