Association of parvovirus B19 infection with glomerulonephritis in an immunocompetent host: A case report

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 41; no. 11-12; pp. 890 - 892
• Main Authors: Obeid, Karam M., Effendi, Abdul R., Khatib, Riad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Informa UK Ltd 2009; Informa
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; DNA, Viral - analysis; DNA, Viral - blood; Glomerulonephritis; Glomerulonephritis - diagnosis; Glomerulonephritis - virology; Human viral diseases; Humans; Immunocompetence; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure; Parvoviridae Infections - diagnosis; Parvoviridae Infections - virology; Parvovirus B19; Parvovirus B19, Human - genetics; Parvovirus B19, Human - isolation & purification; Viral diseases; Viral diseases with cutaneous or mucosal lesions and viral diseases of the eye; Infection; Kidney disease; Case study; Human; Glomerulonephritis; Skin disease; Urinary system disease; Microbiology; Erythema infectiosum
• ISSN: 0036-5548; 1651-1980
• DOI: 10.3109/00365540903214306

We present the case of an immunocompetent host with acute glomerulonephritis following parvovirus B19 infection. Renal biopsy demonstrated immune-mediated disease; parvovirus B19 DNA was detected in renal tissue and blood. The patient improved with corticosteroid therapy. Repeat serology 3 months later confirmed recovery from the acute viral infection, although viraemia persisted.