Viral Arthritis
Parvovirus B19 is the most common cause of viral arthritis; other
VIRAL ARTHRITIS
- Common causative viruses:
- Alphaviruses (e.g., Chikungunya, Ross River virus) — direct joint infection
- Parvovirus B19 — especially in adults; symmetric small joint arthritis mimicking RA
- Rubella — direct synovial infection; also associated with rubella vaccination
- Hepatitis B & C — immune complex-mediated arthritis
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Viral Arthritis
- Caused by alphavirus, parvovirus B19, rubella, EBV, hepatitis B and C. Mechanism: direct viral infection of joint or autoimmune reaction. Ranges from acute to subacute.
Read this in Bone & Joint Pathology: Basic Structure, Cells, and Fractures — Notes
What our notes say
- Parvovirus B19 is the most common cause of viral arthritis; other (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
- Vasculitis, 596–599, 722 Viral arthritis, 564b, 579\nANCA-associated, 598–599 Viral encephalitis, 663\nsystemic, 198, 596b Viral infections, 60–74\nurticarial, 714–715, 714b gastrointestinal, 73–74 (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)