Beyond fifth disease: atypical parvovirus B19 neurological syndromes in adults-first series from the West Bank.

Omar Marouf, Mohammed AbuBaha, Hossam Salameh, Wael Hashem, Hasan Khalili, Bashar Yaghi, Bara AbuBaha, Hatem M Taha

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Omar MaroufDepartment of Internal Medicine, Palestine Medical Complex, Al Ma'ahed street, Ramallah 601, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0873-8374

Mohammed AbuBahaDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Rafidia street, Nablus P400, Palestine.

Hossam SalamehDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Rafidia street, Nablus P400, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5346-9973

Wael HashemDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Rafidia street, Nablus P400, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7365-4887

Hasan KhaliliDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Rafidia street, Nablus P400, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4025-1842

Bashar YaghiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Palestine Medical Complex, Al Ma'ahed street, Ramallah 601, Palestine.

Bara AbuBahaDepartment of Medicine, An-Najah National University, Rafidia street, Nablus P400, Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2333-8309

Hatem M TahaHead of Medical Departments, Palestine Medical Complex, Al Ma'ahed street, Ramallah 601, Palestine.

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Abstract

Parvovirus B-19 (B19-PV) infection is usually a self-limiting illness that occurs in children, although there have been reported cases affecting older people and presenting with a wide range of symptoms, especially neurological ones. The diagnosis can be tricky and can cost time; therefore, knowledge of this infectious etiology and how it manifests can aid physicians in prompt and timely diagnosis, as time is vital in such cases in order to preserve organ functions and prevent life-threatening complications. Herein, we report Parvovirus B19-associated clinical features and workup in a series of five patients with laboratory-confirmed B19-PV from 2024 to 2025, which, to our knowledge, is the first case series in the West Bank of Palestine. The mean age of our population was 60.5 years, with a sex ratio (male: female) of 3:2, though of note, males were all above 60 and all females were under 50, mainly presenting with neurological manifestations.

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atypicalCentral nervous system infectionsParvovirus B19 infection

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DOI10.1093/omcr/omag035

PMCPMC13078148

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