Zespół spoliczkowanego dziecka
Patofizjologia i mechanizm

Zespół spoliczkowanego dziecka, wywoływany przez ludzki parwowirus B19 (B19V), jest chorobą zakaźną o patogenezie związanej z tropizmem wirusa do prekursorów erytrocytów w szpiku kostnym. Wirus, będący jednoniciowym DNA, wnika do komórek erytroidalnych poprzez receptor antygenu P (globozyd Gb4Cer), gdzie replikuje się wyłącznie w dzielących się komórkach, prowadząc do ich lizy i przejściowego zahamowania erytropoezy. W efekcie obserwuje się retikulocytopenię trwającą 7-10 dni, co u osób z prawidłowym układem immunologicznym jest zwykle bezobjawowe, natomiast u pacjentów z hemoglobinopatiami (np. niedokrwistość sierpowatokrwinkowa, sferocytoza wrodzona) może wywołać przełom aplastyczny. Okres inkubacji wynosi 4-20 dni, a wiremia prowadzi do gwałtownego spadku retikulocytów i niedokrwistości, po czym następuje odpowiedź immunologiczna z produkcją przeciwciał IgM (po 10-12 dniach) i IgG (około 16 dnia), co koreluje z eliminacją wirusa i pojawieniem się charakterystycznej wysypki na policzkach oraz objawów stawowych u dorosłych.

Zespół spoliczkowanego dziecka – patogeneza i mechanizm

Zespół spoliczkowanego dziecka (erythema infectiosum, piąta choroba) jest chorobą zakaźną wywoływaną przez ludzki parvowirus B19 (B19V). Jest to niewielki, jednoniciowy, nieopłaszczony wirus DNA należący do rodziny Parvoviridae, który jako jedyny członek tej rodziny wywołuje choroby u ludzi.12 Zrozumienie patogenezy i mechanizmu działania tego wirusa jest kluczowe dla oceny jego wpływu na organizm człowieka, zwłaszcza w kontekście potencjalnych powikłań u osób z grup ryzyka.

Wnikanie wirusa i tropizm komórkowy

Parvowirus B19 wykazuje wyraźny tropizm do prekursorów erytrocytów, co stanowi podstawę jego patogenności.1 Proces zakażenia rozpoczyna się od wniknięcia wirusa do organizmu poprzez drogi oddechowe. Po dostaniu się do komórek gospodarza, wirus wiąże się ze swoistym receptorem komórkowym – antygenem P (globozydem Gb4Cer), który występuje przede wszystkim na komórkach linii erytroidalnej w szpiku kostnym.34

Wiązanie kapsydu B19V z receptorem komórkowym globozydem inicjuje kaskadę zmian strukturalnych i procesów transdukcji sygnału, które ułatwiają wniknięcie wirusa do komórki gospodarza. Po uzyskaniu dostępu do wnętrza komórki, materiał genetyczny wirusa przemieszcza się do jądra komórkowego, gdzie zachodzi replikacja wirusowego DNA, transkrypcja RNA i składanie nowych cząstek wirusowych.5 Proces ten kończy się lizą zainfekowanych komórek i uwolnieniem dojrzałych wirionów, które mogą infekować kolejne komórki.6

Cykl replikacyjny i jego konsekwencje

Ponieważ parvowirus B19 jest jednoniciowym wirusem DNA, jego replikacja może zachodzić wyłącznie w dzielących się komórkach.7 To ograniczenie sprawia, że wirus preferuje szybko dzielące się linie komórkowe, takie jak prekursory erytrocytów w szpiku kostnym.8 Replikacja wirusowego genomu i uwalnianie wirusa z zainfekowanych komórek prowadzi do różnorodnych, złożonych efektów w środowisku komórkowym gospodarza, takich jak indukcja uszkodzeń DNA, przejęcie kontroli nad cyklem komórkowym oraz apoptoza (niszczenie zainfekowanych komórek).9

Zakażenie parwowirusem B19 powoduje przejściowe zahamowanie erytropoezy, czyli procesu wytwarzania czerwonych krwinek. U osób z prawidłowym układem immunologicznym efekt ten jest zwykle łagodny i bezobjawowy, manifestując się jako przejściowa retikulocytopenia (obniżenie liczby retikulocytów) trwająca 7-10 dni.1011 Jednak u osób z hemoglobinopatiami (np. niedokrwistość sierpowatokrwinkowa) lub innymi zaburzeniami czerwonych krwinek (np. sferocytoza wrodzona), ta supresja może prowadzić do przełomu aplastycznego.12

Fazy infekcji i odpowiedź immunologiczna

Patogeneza zakażenia parwowirusem B19 odpowiada klinicznym fazom zespołu spoliczkowanego dziecka. Okres inkubacji wirusa wynosi od 4 do 20 dni, najczęściej 4-14 dni.1314 Po tym czasie następuje wiremia, która powoduje deplecję komórek progenitorowych w szpiku kostnym. Na szczycie wiremii dochodzi do gwałtownego spadku liczby retikulocytów, po którym rozwija się niedokrwistość, która u osób zdrowych jest zwykle klinicznie nieistotna.15

Odpowiedź immunologiczna organizmu na zakażenie parwowirusem B19 obejmuje produkcję przeciwciał. Około 10-12 dni po zakażeniu pojawiają się swoiste przeciwciała IgM, które są odpowiedzialne za eliminację wirusa z krwiobiegu.1617 Następnie, około 16 dni po zakażeniu, gdy pojawiają się charakterystyczne objawy zespołu spoliczkowanego dziecka (czerwona wysypka) oraz bóle stawów, układ immunologiczny zaczyna produkować swoiste przeciwciała IgG przeciwko wirusowi B19.18 Wytwarzanie przeciwciał IgG w surowicy pomaga kontrolować zakażenie i ułatwia regenerację produkcji komórek erytroidalnych, które były celem ataku parwowirusa B19.19

Objawy kliniczne a mechanizm patogenezy

Objawy kliniczne zespołu spoliczkowanego dziecka można podzielić na dwie fazy, które odpowiadają różnym etapom patogenezy:2021

  • Pierwsza faza (okres wiremii) – występuje około 7 dni po zakażeniu i charakteryzuje się objawami grypopodobnymi: gorączką, bólami mięśni, ogólnym złym samopoczuciem. W tym okresie pacjent jest najbardziej zakaźny. Faza ta trwa około 5 dni.22
  • Druga faza (po eliminacji wiremii) – około 7-10 dni po zakażeniu u dzieci pojawia się charakterystyczna jasnoczerwoną wysypka na policzkach, dającą wygląd „spoliczkowania”. U dorosłych częściej występują bóle stawów oraz wysypka siateczkowata na tułowiu.23

Co istotne, charakterystyczny rumień na twarzy pojawia się dopiero po eliminacji wiremii, co oznacza, że pacjent nie jest już zakaźny w momencie wystąpienia wysypki.2425 Jest to wynik odpowiedzi immunologicznej organizmu na wirusa, a nie bezpośredniego działania samego patogenu.26

Powikłania i grupy ryzyka

U większości osób zakażenie parwowirusem B19 przebiega łagodnie, jednak określone grupy są narażone na poważniejsze powikłania ze względu na specyficzny mechanizm działania wirusa:27

  • Osoby z hemoglobinopatiami lub innymi zaburzeniami krwi (np. niedokrwistość sierpowatokrwinkowa, talasemia, sferocytoza wrodzona) – mogą doświadczyć nagłego spadku poziomu hemoglobiny, co w ciężkich przypadkach może prowadzić do niewydolności serca.2829
  • Osoby z niedoborami odporności (np. pacjenci poddawani chemioterapii, z ciężką astmą lub HIV/AIDS) – mogą rozwinąć przewlekłą i ciężką niedokrwistość aplastyczną.3031
  • Kobiety w ciąży – wirus może przenikać przez łożysko i infekować rozwijający się płód, powodując niedokrwistość płodową, która zwiększa ryzyko obrzęku płodu (hydrops fetalis) i poronienia, szczególnie w pierwszych 20 tygodniach ciąży.3233

Zakażenie parwowirusem B19 może prowadzić do przełomu aplastycznego, charakteryzującego się całkowitym zatrzymaniem produkcji czerwonych krwinek, co skutkuje ciężką niedokrwistością aplastyczną. Objawami są osłabienie, blada skóra, zmęczenie, dreszcze, łatwe siniaczenie się i krwawienie oraz duszność. Nieleczona niedokrwistość aplastyczna może powodować kołatanie serca lub prowadzić do niewydolności serca.34

Transmisja wirusa

Parvowirus B19 rozprzestrzenia się głównie drogą kropelkową poprzez wydzielinę z dróg oddechowych – kaszel i kichanie osób zakażonych.3536 Zakażenie może również nastąpić poprzez kontakt z zanieczyszczonymi powierzchniami, a następnie dotknięcie ust lub nosa.37

Inne, rzadsze drogi transmisji obejmują:38

  • Pionową (wertykalną) – z matki na płód podczas ciąży
  • Transfuzję krwi lub preparatów krwiopochodnych

Co istotne, osoba zakażona jest zakaźna głównie w okresie poprzedzającym pojawienie się wysypki, podczas fazy wiremii. Gdy pojawia się charakterystyczny rumień na policzkach, poziom wirusa we krwi zwykle już spada i pacjent nie jest już źródłem zakażenia.394041

Podsumowanie mechanizmu patogenezy

Parvowirus B19 wywołuje zespół spoliczkowanego dziecka poprzez szereg mechanizmów patogenetycznych, które można podsumować następująco:

  1. Wirus wnika do organizmu drogą kropelkową przez układ oddechowy
  2. Wiąże się z receptorem komórkowym (antygenem P) na komórkach linii erytroidalnej w szpiku kostnym
  3. Replikuje się w dzielących się komórkach prekursorowych linii czerwonokrwinkowej
  4. Powoduje przejściowe zahamowanie erytropoezy i retikulocytopenię
  5. Wywołuje odpowiedź immunologiczną z produkcją przeciwciał IgM (eliminacja wiremii) i IgG
  6. Po eliminacji wiremii pojawia się charakterystyczna wysypka, będąca wynikiem odpowiedzi immunologicznej, a nie bezpośredniego działania wirusa

Zrozumienie tych mechanizmów jest kluczowe dla właściwego postępowania klinicznego, szczególnie w przypadku pacjentów z grup ryzyka, u których zakażenie parwowirusem B19 może prowadzić do poważnych powikłań.42

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    Parvovirus B19, the causative agent of erythema infectiosum, is a nonenveloped, single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Parvoviridae family. The virus exhibits a strong tropism for erythroid progenitor cells, leading to its characteristic clinical manifestations. The mechanism of spread most commonly involves inhalation of respiratory droplets. However, vertical transmission from mother to fetus and transfusion-related exposure via infected blood or blood products are also documented routes of infection. […] Parvovirus B19 spreads primarily through respiratory droplets, entering cells within the respiratory tract. Transmission can also occur through exposure to infected blood. Viremia typically develops 5 to 10 days after exposure, and infected individuals remain contagious for approximately 5 days following the onset of viremia. Immunocompetent individuals may remain asymptomatic, experience a nonspecific flu-like illness, or present with the classic facial rash and arthralgias. Patients with aplastic anemia often exhibit markedly elevated viral loads. Once arthralgias and rash appear, patients are no longer contagious and cannot transmit the virus. In fetal infections, hydrops fetalis develops due to impaired red blood cell production, leading to high-output cardiac failure.
  • #2 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
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    Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped, icosahedral virus containing a single-stranded, linear DNA genome. This virus only infects humans. The virus is known to cause fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum or slapped cheek syndrome, which occurs mostly in young children but can occur in adults. It can also cause an aplastic crisis in those with certain anemias, hydrops fetalis in pregnant women, polyarthropathy, and papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) in young adults. Transmission of the virus occurs through respiratory secretions and blood products. If a woman becomes pregnant and gets infected, the virus can be passed to her baby. […] Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped virus that binds to host cell receptors in the respiratory tract and enters the cell. It then translocates its genome to the host nucleus, whereby DNA replication, RNA transcription, and assembly of the virus occurs. Lastly, the cells lyse and release the mature virions. Viremia occurs and creates the prodrome of symptoms that patients experience. The IgM antibody appears when viremia resolves, which is approximately eight to 10 days post-inoculation. During the viremic period, reticulocytopenia occurs for seven to 10 days. One week after the appearance of the IgM antibody, the IgG antibody appears and coincides with the appearance of the rash and arthralgia. Parvovirus is tropic to bone marrow and replicates in erythroid precursors. The P antigen is the cellular receptor for parvovirus B19 that causes erythema infectiosum in children.
  • #4 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
  • #5 Parvoviruses – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482245/
    Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped, icosahedral virus containing a single-stranded, linear DNA genome. This virus only infects humans. The virus is known to cause fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum or slapped cheek syndrome, which occurs mostly in young children but can occur in adults. It can also cause an aplastic crisis in those with certain anemias, hydrops fetalis in pregnant women, polyarthropathy, and papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) in young adults. Transmission of the virus occurs through respiratory secretions and blood products. If a woman becomes pregnant and gets infected, the virus can be passed to her baby. […] Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped virus that binds to host cell receptors in the respiratory tract and enters the cell. It then translocates its genome to the host nucleus, whereby DNA replication, RNA transcription, and assembly of the virus occurs. Lastly, the cells lyse and release the mature virions. Viremia occurs and creates the prodrome of symptoms that patients experience. The IgM antibody appears when viremia resolves, which is approximately eight to 10 days post-inoculation. During the viremic period, reticulocytopenia occurs for seven to 10 days. One week after the appearance of the IgM antibody, the IgG antibody appears and coincides with the appearance of the rash and arthralgia. Parvovirus is tropic to bone marrow and replicates in erythroid precursors. The P antigen is the cellular receptor for parvovirus B19 that causes erythema infectiosum in children.
  • #6 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
  • #7 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
  • #8 Erythema Infectiousum (Fifth Disease, Slapped Cheek Syndrome) – Dermatology Advisor
    https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/dermatology/erythema-infectiousum-fifth-disease-slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    The clinical manifestations of EI have been recognized for decades, being the Fifth exanthem of childhood described. However, it was not until the early 1980s that human parvovirus B19 was found to be the definitive etiologic agent of EI. […] Parvovirus B19 is a single-stranded DNA virus that has a predilection for infecting rapidly dividing cell lines, such as bone marrow erythroid pregenitor cells. […] The pathogenesis of infection corresponds to the clinical stages of EI. The incubation period of the virus is 4-14 days, after which viremia occurs and causes progenitor cell depletion in the bone marrow. Constitutional symptoms (prodrome) may occur at this time. At the height of the viremia, a precipitous drop in the reticulocyte count occurs followed by anemia, which in the normal host, is clinically inapparent. This may cause severe anemia however, in persons who have chronic hemoglobinopathies, such as patients with sickle cell disease.
  • #9 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
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    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482245/
    Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped, icosahedral virus containing a single-stranded, linear DNA genome. This virus only infects humans. The virus is known to cause fifth disease, also known as erythema infectiosum or slapped cheek syndrome, which occurs mostly in young children but can occur in adults. It can also cause an aplastic crisis in those with certain anemias, hydrops fetalis in pregnant women, polyarthropathy, and papular-purpuric gloves and socks syndrome (PPGSS) in young adults. Transmission of the virus occurs through respiratory secretions and blood products. If a woman becomes pregnant and gets infected, the virus can be passed to her baby. […] Parvovirus B19 is a non-enveloped virus that binds to host cell receptors in the respiratory tract and enters the cell. It then translocates its genome to the host nucleus, whereby DNA replication, RNA transcription, and assembly of the virus occurs. Lastly, the cells lyse and release the mature virions. Viremia occurs and creates the prodrome of symptoms that patients experience. The IgM antibody appears when viremia resolves, which is approximately eight to 10 days post-inoculation. During the viremic period, reticulocytopenia occurs for seven to 10 days. One week after the appearance of the IgM antibody, the IgG antibody appears and coincides with the appearance of the rash and arthralgia. Parvovirus is tropic to bone marrow and replicates in erythroid precursors. The P antigen is the cellular receptor for parvovirus B19 that causes erythema infectiosum in children.
  • #11 Erythema Infectiosum (Parvovirus B19 Infection) – Pediatrics – Merck Manual Professional Edition
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/common-viral-infections-in-infants-and-children/erythema-infectiosum-parvovirus-b19-infection
    Parvovirus B19 is a single-stranded DNA virus that causes transient suppression of erythropoiesis that is mild and asymptomatic except in children with underlying hemoglobinopathies (eg, sickle cell disease) or other red blood cell (RBC) disorders (eg, hereditary spherocytosis), who may develop transient aplastic crisis. […] There is mild, transient suppression of erythropoiesis that is asymptomatic except sometimes in children with hemoglobinopathies (eg, sickle cell disease) or other red blood cell disorders (eg, hereditary spherocytosis), or immunosuppression.
  • #12 Erythema Infectiosum (Parvovirus B19 Infection) – Pediatrics – Merck Manual Professional Edition
    https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/common-viral-infections-in-infants-and-children/erythema-infectiosum-parvovirus-b19-infection
    Parvovirus B19 is a single-stranded DNA virus that causes transient suppression of erythropoiesis that is mild and asymptomatic except in children with underlying hemoglobinopathies (eg, sickle cell disease) or other red blood cell (RBC) disorders (eg, hereditary spherocytosis), who may develop transient aplastic crisis. […] There is mild, transient suppression of erythropoiesis that is asymptomatic except sometimes in children with hemoglobinopathies (eg, sickle cell disease) or other red blood cell disorders (eg, hereditary spherocytosis), or immunosuppression.
  • #13 Erythema Infectiousum (Fifth Disease, Slapped Cheek Syndrome) – Dermatology Advisor
    https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/dermatology/erythema-infectiousum-fifth-disease-slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    The clinical manifestations of EI have been recognized for decades, being the Fifth exanthem of childhood described. However, it was not until the early 1980s that human parvovirus B19 was found to be the definitive etiologic agent of EI. […] Parvovirus B19 is a single-stranded DNA virus that has a predilection for infecting rapidly dividing cell lines, such as bone marrow erythroid pregenitor cells. […] The pathogenesis of infection corresponds to the clinical stages of EI. The incubation period of the virus is 4-14 days, after which viremia occurs and causes progenitor cell depletion in the bone marrow. Constitutional symptoms (prodrome) may occur at this time. At the height of the viremia, a precipitous drop in the reticulocyte count occurs followed by anemia, which in the normal host, is clinically inapparent. This may cause severe anemia however, in persons who have chronic hemoglobinopathies, such as patients with sickle cell disease.
  • #14 Fifth disease (slapped cheek disease) | healthdirect
    https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/fifth-disease
    Fifth disease, or slapped cheek disease, is a viral infection caused by human parvovirus B19. […] The virus is spread through contact with infected respiratory secretions, such as through coughing and sneezing. It may also be passed from mother to unborn baby. […] The incubation period for fifth disease varies from 4 to 20 days. This is the time between you being infected and developing symptoms. […] You are infectious with fifth disease before the rash appears. Once the rash appears, the condition can no longer be passed on. […] Fifth disease is very infectious. It will infect around half of all previously uninfected household contacts and up to 1 in 5 school contacts. […] Fifth disease is caused by a virus (parvovirus), so antibiotics will not be effective. Instead, treatment aims to managing the symptoms, and can usually be done at home.
  • #15 Erythema Infectiousum (Fifth Disease, Slapped Cheek Syndrome) – Dermatology Advisor
    https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/dermatology/erythema-infectiousum-fifth-disease-slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    The clinical manifestations of EI have been recognized for decades, being the Fifth exanthem of childhood described. However, it was not until the early 1980s that human parvovirus B19 was found to be the definitive etiologic agent of EI. […] Parvovirus B19 is a single-stranded DNA virus that has a predilection for infecting rapidly dividing cell lines, such as bone marrow erythroid pregenitor cells. […] The pathogenesis of infection corresponds to the clinical stages of EI. The incubation period of the virus is 4-14 days, after which viremia occurs and causes progenitor cell depletion in the bone marrow. Constitutional symptoms (prodrome) may occur at this time. At the height of the viremia, a precipitous drop in the reticulocyte count occurs followed by anemia, which in the normal host, is clinically inapparent. This may cause severe anemia however, in persons who have chronic hemoglobinopathies, such as patients with sickle cell disease.
  • #16 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Recovery from parvovirus B19 infection is achieved by production of IgM antibodies which are specific for virus and are generated 10-12 days after infection. After day 16, when signs of fifth disease (red rashes) and arthralgia (pain in joints) becomes apparent, specific anti B19 IgG is produced by immune cells. Production of serum anti B19 IgG keeps infection under control and facilitates the recovery of erythroid cell production in erythroid lineage cells that were targeted by parvovirus B19.
  • #17 Erythema Infectiousum (Fifth Disease, Slapped Cheek Syndrome) – Dermatology Advisor
    https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/dermatology/erythema-infectiousum-fifth-disease-slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    It is during the first stage, which corresponds to the period of viremia, that transmission of the virus can occur. Thus, persons are contagious prior to the development of the rash. The appearance of parvovirus B19-specific IgM antibodies correspond with the clearance of the viremia. […] In the third week after inoculation of the virus, specific IgG antibodies develop in the serum, and this corresponds with the rash of EI and the possible appearance of arthropathy. It is important to remember the the appearance of the rash signifies the clearance of the viremia. Thus, the virus can no longer be transmitted by the time the rash appears.
  • #18 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Recovery from parvovirus B19 infection is achieved by production of IgM antibodies which are specific for virus and are generated 10-12 days after infection. After day 16, when signs of fifth disease (red rashes) and arthralgia (pain in joints) becomes apparent, specific anti B19 IgG is produced by immune cells. Production of serum anti B19 IgG keeps infection under control and facilitates the recovery of erythroid cell production in erythroid lineage cells that were targeted by parvovirus B19.
  • #19 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Recovery from parvovirus B19 infection is achieved by production of IgM antibodies which are specific for virus and are generated 10-12 days after infection. After day 16, when signs of fifth disease (red rashes) and arthralgia (pain in joints) becomes apparent, specific anti B19 IgG is produced by immune cells. Production of serum anti B19 IgG keeps infection under control and facilitates the recovery of erythroid cell production in erythroid lineage cells that were targeted by parvovirus B19.
  • #20 Parvovirus: ‘Slapped cheek’ rash-causing virus on the rise among kids, CDC warns | The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/parvovirus-cdc-b19-slapped-cheek-b2597012.html
    The disease, caused by parvovirus, gives the appearance of having a slapped cheek, among other symptoms. It usually resolves itself on its own. […] Commonly known as slapped cheek disease, parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people who might show symptoms, or might not. Following the first seven days of infection, children may develop a facial rash with the appearance of their cheeks being slapped. […] Many people who contract parvovirus B19 are asymptomatic, but children and adults with symptoms usually experience effects in two phases. […] In the first phase, when individuals are most contagious, people may experience symptoms of fever, myalgia and malaise that develop about seven days after becoming infected. The first phase lasts about five days.
  • #21 Millions seek NHS help for ‘slapped cheek syndrome’ – everything you need to know about the virus – The Mirror
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/millions-seek-nhs-help-slapped-34460282
    The condition causes a red rash on both cheeks in children but by the time this appears they will have usually passed the infection on. Also known as fifth disease, it is caused by the parvovirus B19 which is spread through the air when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes or by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your mouth or nose. […] Many sufferers are asymptomatic but children and adults with symptoms usually experience effects in two phases. First people may experience symptoms of fever, myalgia and malaise that develop about seven days after becoming infected. Then the second phase sees either a facial rash or joint pain develop.
  • #22 Parvovirus: ‘Slapped cheek’ rash-causing virus on the rise among kids, CDC warns | The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/parvovirus-cdc-b19-slapped-cheek-b2597012.html
    The disease, caused by parvovirus, gives the appearance of having a slapped cheek, among other symptoms. It usually resolves itself on its own. […] Commonly known as slapped cheek disease, parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people who might show symptoms, or might not. Following the first seven days of infection, children may develop a facial rash with the appearance of their cheeks being slapped. […] Many people who contract parvovirus B19 are asymptomatic, but children and adults with symptoms usually experience effects in two phases. […] In the first phase, when individuals are most contagious, people may experience symptoms of fever, myalgia and malaise that develop about seven days after becoming infected. The first phase lasts about five days.
  • #23 Parvovirus: ‘Slapped cheek’ rash-causing virus on the rise among kids, CDC warns | The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/parvovirus-cdc-b19-slapped-cheek-b2597012.html
    Symptoms of the second phase include joint pain and a facial rash in children, which could turn into a reticulated body rash that consists of skin lesions configured in a net-like pattern. Adults, too, can develop a similar rash in addition to the joint pain. The rash normally only appears after the infection has started to decline. […] There is no current vaccine or specific treatment recommended for parvovirus B19 infection. Its unclear why there has been a spike in the virus.
  • #24 Slapped cheek syndrome | NHS inform
    https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by a virus called parvovirus B19. This is found in the droplets in the coughs and sneezes of someone with the infection. […] Someone with slapped cheek syndrome is infectious during the period before the rash develops. Once the rash appears, the condition can no longer be passed on.
  • #25 Erythema Infectiousum (Fifth Disease, Slapped Cheek Syndrome) – Dermatology Advisor
    https://www.dermatologyadvisor.com/home/decision-support-in-medicine/dermatology/erythema-infectiousum-fifth-disease-slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    It is during the first stage, which corresponds to the period of viremia, that transmission of the virus can occur. Thus, persons are contagious prior to the development of the rash. The appearance of parvovirus B19-specific IgM antibodies correspond with the clearance of the viremia. […] In the third week after inoculation of the virus, specific IgG antibodies develop in the serum, and this corresponds with the rash of EI and the possible appearance of arthropathy. It is important to remember the the appearance of the rash signifies the clearance of the viremia. Thus, the virus can no longer be transmitted by the time the rash appears.
  • #26 Azthena logo with the word Azthena
    https://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Slapped-Cheek-Syndrome.aspx
    Slapped cheek syndrome, also known of as fifth disease and erythema infectiosum, is a viral infection caused by parvovirus B19. The virus interferes with the development of red blood cells in the bone marrow by targeting erythroid progenitor cells located there. The body’s immune response to the virus and not the virus itself causes the characteristic red rash observed across the cheeks of infected individuals. […] The parvovirus B19 is highly contagious and easily spread between individuals, especially those living in close quarters such as at school or in a day care centre living.
  • #27 Fifth disease – Wikipedia
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_disease
    Parvovirus B19 is the only virus within the Parvoviridae family to cause disease in humans, especially in children. […] Fifth disease is spread in close contact through respiratory droplets, which can be from the nose, mouth, or direct contact with an infected person. […] Since parvovirus B19 is a single stranded DNA virus, replication can only occur in dividing cells. […] Certain populations are at a higher risk if they have more dividing cells or a weakened immune system than the typical person. […] Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a small, single-stranded, non-enveloped DNA virus. Binding of B19V capsid to the cellular receptor globoside (Gb4Cer) results in a cascade of structural changes and subsequent signal transduction processes facilitating the entry of parvovirus B19 into the host cell. After gaining access to the host cell, B19V binds to glycosphingolipid globoside (blood group P antigen) targeting erythroid lineage in the bone marrow. Replication of viral genome and release of virus from infected cells lead to various complex effects on host’s cellular environment such as induction of DNA damage, hijack of cell cycle and apoptosis (killing of infected cells).
  • #28 Slapped cheek disease | Better Health Channel
    https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/slapped-cheek-disease
    Slapped cheek disease is a viral infection that mainly affects primary-school-aged children. It results from being infected with human parvovirus B19. […] Parvovirus is a virus that lives in red blood cells. It can only infect humans and is different from dog or cat parvoviruses. […] Generally, the slapped cheek virus is a mild illness that doesnt pose any health risks to the sufferer. However, contracting the virus is serious for people with specific conditions such as pregnancy, weakened immunity and haemolytic blood disorders. […] People with compromised immune systems (for example, people being treated for cancer or severe asthma, or those with HIV/AIDS) can develop chronic and severe anaemia with slapped cheek disease. […] Those with disorders such as sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia and hereditary spherocytosis can experience a sudden drop in haemoglobin, the protein that transports oxygen around the blood, with slapped cheek disease. In severe cases, this can lead to heart failure.
  • #29 Fifth Disease („Slapped Cheek” Disease): Symptoms & More
    https://www.health.com/fifth-disease-8704829
    Fifth disease, or erythema infectiosum, is a viral infection that primarily affects children, though adults can get it too. The virus that causes fifth disease is parvovirus B19, which spreads through respiratory droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes. […] Parvovirus B19 causes fifth disease. The virus spreads through respiratory droplets when someone with the infection coughs or sneezes, releasing virus particles into the air that another person can breathe in. […] Fifth disease can cause complications or more severe illness in pregnant people, immunocompromised people, and those with certain blood disorders. In people with anemia and sickle cell disease, fifth disease can temporarily reduce or stop the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells, leading to severe or life-threatening anemia.
  • #30 Slapped cheek disease | Better Health Channel
    https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/slapped-cheek-disease
    Slapped cheek disease is a viral infection that mainly affects primary-school-aged children. It results from being infected with human parvovirus B19. […] Parvovirus is a virus that lives in red blood cells. It can only infect humans and is different from dog or cat parvoviruses. […] Generally, the slapped cheek virus is a mild illness that doesnt pose any health risks to the sufferer. However, contracting the virus is serious for people with specific conditions such as pregnancy, weakened immunity and haemolytic blood disorders. […] People with compromised immune systems (for example, people being treated for cancer or severe asthma, or those with HIV/AIDS) can develop chronic and severe anaemia with slapped cheek disease. […] Those with disorders such as sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia and hereditary spherocytosis can experience a sudden drop in haemoglobin, the protein that transports oxygen around the blood, with slapped cheek disease. In severe cases, this can lead to heart failure.
  • #31 Parvovirus B19 — the 'slapped cheek’ virus — is seeing uptick in the U.S. : NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/nx-s1-5078353/parvovirus-b19-explainer-uptick-united-states
    A parvovirus B19 infection can cause a facial rash in children, which is why the disease caused by the virus is sometimes called „slapped-cheek disease.” […] Afterward, children may develop a facial rash which is why the disease caused by the virus is sometimes called „slapped-cheek disease.” […] A parvovirus B19 infection usually doesn’t impact a person’s pregnancy or their fetus. But in rare cases, an infection may lead to fetal anemia or a miscarriage. […] An infection can also lead to severe anemia for some people with weakened immune systems, like leukemia patients or organ transplant recipients, or people with certain blood disorders, like sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
  • #32 Slapped cheek disease | Healthify
    https://healthify.nz/health-a-z/s/slapped-cheek-disease
    Slapped cheek disease is caused by a human virus called parvovirus B19. The virus is passed on by an infected person, mainly through coughing or sneezing. Symptoms start from 420 days after you are infected with the virus. […] Very rarely, unborn babies can be infected through their mothers blood during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. This creates a small risk of miscarriage or your baby getting a type of anaemia (low iron levels in the blood). […] Slapped cheek disease can have serious complications for people with reduced immunity, eg, people undergoing chemotherapy or who have HIV/AIDS or blood disorders. Complications include bone marrow failure and a sudden inability to produce blood cells (aplastic crisis). These conditions are serious and need urgent medical attention. […] In a very small number of cases, infection with the disease results in serious anaemia and miscarriage for babies whose mothers catch slapped cheek disease during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
  • #33 Fifth Disease („Slapped Cheek” Disease): Symptoms & More
    https://www.health.com/fifth-disease-8704829
    Fifth disease can affect red blood cells and cause the body to stop producing oxygen-carrying red blood cells, leading to aplastic anemia. Symptoms include weakness, pale skin, fatigue, chills, easy bruising and bleeding, and shortness of breath. Untreated aplastic anemia can cause heart palpitations or lead to heart failure. […] Although rare, fifth disease causes complications in about 5% of pregnancies when the pregnant person has an infection that spreads to their developing baby. Complications are more likely to occur in early pregnancy. Fetuses can develop anemia, which increases the risk of hydrops or fluid buildup in the developing baby’s organs and tissues that increases the risk of miscarriage.
  • #34 Fifth Disease („Slapped Cheek” Disease): Symptoms & More
    https://www.health.com/fifth-disease-8704829
    Fifth disease can affect red blood cells and cause the body to stop producing oxygen-carrying red blood cells, leading to aplastic anemia. Symptoms include weakness, pale skin, fatigue, chills, easy bruising and bleeding, and shortness of breath. Untreated aplastic anemia can cause heart palpitations or lead to heart failure. […] Although rare, fifth disease causes complications in about 5% of pregnancies when the pregnant person has an infection that spreads to their developing baby. Complications are more likely to occur in early pregnancy. Fetuses can develop anemia, which increases the risk of hydrops or fluid buildup in the developing baby’s organs and tissues that increases the risk of miscarriage.
  • #35 Erythema Infectiosum – StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513309/
    Parvovirus B19, the causative agent of erythema infectiosum, is a nonenveloped, single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Parvoviridae family. The virus exhibits a strong tropism for erythroid progenitor cells, leading to its characteristic clinical manifestations. The mechanism of spread most commonly involves inhalation of respiratory droplets. However, vertical transmission from mother to fetus and transfusion-related exposure via infected blood or blood products are also documented routes of infection. […] Parvovirus B19 spreads primarily through respiratory droplets, entering cells within the respiratory tract. Transmission can also occur through exposure to infected blood. Viremia typically develops 5 to 10 days after exposure, and infected individuals remain contagious for approximately 5 days following the onset of viremia. Immunocompetent individuals may remain asymptomatic, experience a nonspecific flu-like illness, or present with the classic facial rash and arthralgias. Patients with aplastic anemia often exhibit markedly elevated viral loads. Once arthralgias and rash appear, patients are no longer contagious and cannot transmit the virus. In fetal infections, hydrops fetalis develops due to impaired red blood cell production, leading to high-output cardiac failure.
  • #36 Slapped cheek syndrome | NHS inform
    https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by a virus called parvovirus B19. This is found in the droplets in the coughs and sneezes of someone with the infection. […] Someone with slapped cheek syndrome is infectious during the period before the rash develops. Once the rash appears, the condition can no longer be passed on.
  • #37 What is slapped cheek syndrome? | Family Corner
    https://www.familycorner.co.uk/what-slapped-cheek-syndrome
    Slapped cheek syndrome – which also goes under the names of erythema infectiosum or fifth disease – is a viral infection caused by parvovirus B19 and is very common in children. […] Slapped cheek is easily spread among children who play together because it is caught in the same way as colds and flu through inhaling droplets that have been sneezed or coughed by those who are infected, or by touching an object or surface that has been contaminated and then putting the hands around the mouth and nose. […] Doctors say that care must be taken if the infected child has been in contact with a pregnant woman, someone who has suppressed immunity, for example because of cancer treatment, or anaemia. Blood tests may be needed in these cases to find out if the persons concerned are affected, or are immune to the syndrome.
  • #38 What is 'slapped cheek’ syndrome? Everything we know about symptoms and treatment | News US | Metro News
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/20/slapped-cheek-disease-parvovirus-b19-symptoms-treatments-21458796/
    Parvovirus B19 is the cause of erythema infectiosum, or Fifth disease. This childhood disease causes a red rash on the face, similar to a slap mark, which earns it the common name of slapped cheek disease. […] Commonly known as slapped check disease or slapped cheek syndrome, parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people who show symptoms, and those who do not (asymptomatic). […] The virus gets its name from the red rash it leaves on children’s cheeks, which can make it look like they have been slapped. […] As well as being airborne, the virus can be transmitted from a mother to a fetus during pregnancy, and through blood transfusions and plasma derivates. […] Typically, the facial rash does not appear until after viral loads (a measure of infectiousness) have declined, according to the CDC.
  • #39 Slapped cheek syndrome | NHS inform
    https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/infections-and-poisoning/slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by a virus called parvovirus B19. This is found in the droplets in the coughs and sneezes of someone with the infection. […] Someone with slapped cheek syndrome is infectious during the period before the rash develops. Once the rash appears, the condition can no longer be passed on.
  • #40 Slapped cheek syndrome
    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/slapped-cheek-syndrome/
    Slapped cheek syndrome is caused by a virus (parvovirus B19). The virus spreads by coughs and sneezes or by touching contaminated objects. […] It’s hard to avoid spreading slapped cheek syndrome because most people do not know they have it until they get the rash. […] You can only spread it to other people before the rash appears.
  • #41 What is 'slapped cheek’ syndrome? Everything we know about symptoms and treatment | News US | Metro News
    https://metro.co.uk/2024/08/20/slapped-cheek-disease-parvovirus-b19-symptoms-treatments-21458796/
    Parvovirus B19 is the cause of erythema infectiosum, or Fifth disease. This childhood disease causes a red rash on the face, similar to a slap mark, which earns it the common name of slapped cheek disease. […] Commonly known as slapped check disease or slapped cheek syndrome, parvovirus B19 is a seasonal respiratory virus that is transmitted through respiratory droplets by people who show symptoms, and those who do not (asymptomatic). […] The virus gets its name from the red rash it leaves on children’s cheeks, which can make it look like they have been slapped. […] As well as being airborne, the virus can be transmitted from a mother to a fetus during pregnancy, and through blood transfusions and plasma derivates. […] Typically, the facial rash does not appear until after viral loads (a measure of infectiousness) have declined, according to the CDC.
  • #42 Parvovirus Infection (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment)
    https://patient.info/doctor/parvovirus-infection
    Parvovirus B19 (B19V) is a common infection, usually presenting as erythema infectiosum in children. There is a wide range of potential consequences of parvovirus B19 infection. These extend from minor febrile illness to erythema infectiosum (fifth disease, slapped cheek syndrome), a generalised rash illness clinically indistinguishable from rubella, aplastic crises in patients with increased red cell turnover, arthropathy and persistent infection in the immunocompromised. […] The only parvovirus known to be pathogenic in humans is parvovirus B19, discovered in 1974 whilst testing for serum hepatitis B antigens. […] Parvovirus B19 has an affinity for red cell precursors, so a transient aplastic crisis can be provoked by parvovirus infection in any patient with reduced red cell production or increased red cell loss – eg, sickle cell anaemia, thalassaemia, hereditary spherocytosis and iron-deficiency anaemia. […] Rarely, parvovirus B19 has been linked to hepatitis, myocarditis, meningitis, encephalitis and peripheral neuropathy. […] B19 infection has also been associated with development of a variety of different autoimmune diseases.