Investigation of Parvovirus B19 IgM antibodies in a group of thalassemia beta major patients in Damascus city


Abstract in English

Parvovirus B19 infects children and adults, causing erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), polyarthritis, aplastic crisis and chronic anemia in patients with hematological or immunological disorders, and fetal hydrops or fetal death. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of B19 IgM in Damascus patients with thalassemia major..

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