RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pruritus in parvovirus infection
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 210
OP 211
VO 37
IS 298
A1 Jacks, T.A.
YR 1987
UL http://bjgp.org/content/37/298/210.abstract
AB An outbreak of slapped cheek syndrome (erythema infectiosum) occurred in Chepstow between March and June 1986. About 50 children with the illness were seen in one general practice. During the same period five women in the practice developed arthritis associated with human parvovirus infection and four of them suffered marked pruritus. It is suggested that if pruritus is a feature in any patient with an acute onset arthritis, parvovirus infection should be considered as a possible cause.