Range of parvovirus B19 symptoms and signs in children

Symptom or sign	Percent affected
Fever	14 to 53
Headache	12 to 53
Sore throat	12 to 60
Pruritus	0 to >50
Cough	5 to 40
Diarrhea	0 to 40
Nausea and/or vomiting	0 to 33
Coryza and/or conjunctivitis	4 to 27
Arthralgia and/or arthritis	0 to 9

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Adapted from Anderson, LJ. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1987; 6:711.

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