SUMMARY Parvovirus B19 (B19V) and human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1), members of the large
Parvoviridae family, are human pathogens responsible for a variety of diseases. For B19V in …

Parvovirus B19 is the cause of fifth disease in children and can trigger transient arthropathy
in adults. It can also provoke transient aplastic crises in patients with sickle cell disease or …

Skin disease due to viruses may be a primary infection of the epidermis or may arise
secondary to systemic infection. Depending on the virus, the effects may be necrotic damage …

OBJECTIVE: To examine epidemiological, clinical, and outcome in Italian children affected
with Henoch Schönlein purpura (HSP). METHODS: Retrospective study of children …

Objective. To estimate the prevalence, annual mortality, and geographic distribution of
Wegener's granulomatosis. Methods. Analysis of national vital statistics data and …

Background—Enteroviruses (EVs) and adenoviruses (ADVs) have been considered
common causes of myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy. In the present study, we report …

Background Crystalline silica is among the environmental exposures associated with
increased risk of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis …

Association of parvovirus B19 infection with idiopathic collapsing glomerulopathy.
Background Collapsing glomerulopathy (CG), a disorder with severe glomerular and tubular …

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), first described by Küssmaul and Maier, is a well-known form of
necrotizing angiitis whose main manifestations are weight loss, fever, asthenia, peripheral …

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a potentially lethal systemic disorder that is
characterized by necrotizing vasculitis of small arteries and veins. The respiratory system is …