INFECTIONS EXANTHEMS IN CHILDREN: PARVOVIRUS INFECTION

Abstract

The article discusses the main childhood infections that occur with exanthema syndrome. Presents modern information on the etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of exanthema diseases in children, including parvovirus infection. Due to the contagiousness of most infectious diseases with exanthemas, as well as their social significance, knowledge of the clinical features of the course of these diseases is of particular importance. Differential diagnosis of exanthema is carried out during the initial examination of the patient; it is aimed at early detection of an infectious disease that occurs with exanthema. Parvovirus infection (PV B19) is an important but still poorly understood problem. Its clinical manifestations are varied, which requires differential diagnosis with other viral infections. Clinical cases of parvovirus B19 infection in 2 boys aged 5 and 8 years, which occurred according to the type of erythema infectiosum and “gloves and socks” syndrome, are described. The exanthema was characteristic of this infection – erythema on the cheeks, symmetrical, “lacey”, maculopapular, sometimes hemorrhagic rash, confluent on the wrists and ankles, which lasted for 3 weeks and ended with pigmentation and peeling. The issues of using laboratory methods of research, treatment and prevention of infection are considered.