Question : WhI had a rheumatoid arthritis like symptoms. My doctor diagnosed me for an inflammatory arthritis.?
Two days after that my blood test result for parvovirus came positive. I am above range. I have 4.24 and the normal is 1.11. I also have cartilage damage under my kneecap in my right knee which i have been getting treated for the last four months. Could parvovirus cause cartilage damage under my knee cap ( patellofemoral chondromalacia syndrome).
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Answer by gpk.gr
Parvovirus can cause an inflammatory polyarthritis that sometime can mimic rheumatoid arthritis. Main difference are the duration of the symptoms (Parvovirus infection usually resolves after 6 months) and the absence of structural damage of the joints. And, No Parvovirus cannot cause chondromalacia.