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Query: UMLS:C0026986 (
myelodysplastic syndrome
)
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Parvovirus B19 infection
has occasionally been reported to mimic
myelodysplastic syndrome
(
MDS
) or to cause worsening of anemia in
MDS
. We examined the presence of parvovirus DNA in a series of children (n=19) and adults (n=39) with a diagnosis of
MDS
. The series of adults included only refractory anemia (RA) and RA with ring sideroblasts (RARS). Investigation for parvovirus B19 DNA in bone marrow cells was performed employing the nested form of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Only a 51-year-old male with RA tested positive for parvovirus DNA. Serial examinations demonstrated the disappearance of parvovirus DNA from the bone marrow. We conclude that parvovirus infection may only rarely mimic
MDS
or be a superimposed infection in childhood
MDS
or in RA and RARS in adults.
...
PMID:Parvovirus B19 infection infrequently involved in children and adults with myelodysplastic syndrome. 863 81
