TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 319. Human Parvovirus A1 - Weintrub, Peggy Sue A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. PY - 2011 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Human parvovirus (HPV) B19 was first discovered in 1975 in serum specimens from healthy blood donors.1 Parvovirus B19 belongs to the genus Parvovirus, an autonomously replicating, small single-stranded DNA virus. It is the infectious agent of a number of clinical syndromes, including erythema infectiosum (formerly known as fifth disease), acute arthritis, and aplastic crises in patients with congenital hemolytic anemia.2-4 When acquired by a pregnant woman, it can lead to spontaneous abortion, intrauterine fetal hydrops, and stillbirths.5,6 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7030558 ER -