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  • Title: Bilateral brachial plexus neuritis following parvovirus B19 and cytomegalovirus infection.
    Author: Maas JJ, Beersma MF, Haan J, Jonkers GJ, Kroes AC.
    Journal: Ann Neurol; 1996 Dec; 40(6):928-32. PubMed ID: 9007101.
    Abstract:
    A man, 23 years of age, had a typical erythema infectiosum, complicated by a severe bilateral brachial plexus neuritis. Motor function recovered slowly and only partially after 6 months. An infection by human parvovirus B19 was demonstrated, with strongly positive and gradually declining IgM antibodies and viral DNA detectable in serum for more than 3 months. There was also clear evidence of a recent infection by cytomegalovirus. The interaction between these two viruses could be responsible for this rare and severe complication of common infections in this patient.
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