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Parvovirus arthropathy masquerading as the arthritis of Behçet's disease
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Parvovirus B19 is common, with 50–75% of UK adults having evidence of previous infection. Complications, such as arthritis, occur in a small minority. We report a case of parvovirus associated arthritis causing diagnostic confusion in a patient known to have Behçet's disease.
CASE REPORT
A 34 year old white woman presented with a small joint polyarthritis, low back discomfort, severe heel pain, and patchy sensory disturbance, after a febrile illness with a rash. She had had Behçet's disease since the age of 3 years, manifest by arthralgia, mouth, nasal and genital ulcers, conjunctivitis, facial swelling, and livedo reticularis. Before her presentation, her Behçet's disease had been relatively well controlled …