Virology
Parvovirus B19 is not associated with fulminant hepatitis
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, June 23rd, 2003
According to a study from the United States, "parvovirus B19 has been proposed as the etiological agent of fulminant hepatitis (FH) or hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia (HAA). We studied the prevalence of parvovirus B19 in liver-tissue samples from patients with FH and HAA and from control subjects. In the first study, parvovirus B19 DNA was detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 4 of 15 livers from patients with FH and in 3 of 22 livers from patients with nonviral hepatic disease."
"In a second confirmatory study, livers were tested for parvovirus B19 and its variant...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-06-23)
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