BINGO!
Last week I saw a patient who was complaining of general pain on the left side of her body, but more particularly of pain in the hands and wrists. No pain in the feet. She felt generally unwell. On a hunch, I checked titers for
parvovirus - and hit the jackpot! Her IgM (acute antibody titer) was through the roof.
I see a case like this about every one to two years. It's satisfactory because you can put a name to the problem and reassure the patient that the symptoms will go away and they're going to be fine.
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