Volume 10, Number 5—May 2004
Research
Causative Agent of Pogosta Disease Isolated from Blood and Skin Lesions
Table
Samples from which Sindbis virus (SINV) was isolateda,b
Patient | Strain | Sample | Sex | Age (y) | Probable place of exposure | Onset of symptoms | Disease/rash days at time of sampling | SINV IgM status at time of sampling | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Ilomantsi-2002A |
Skin lesion |
M |
35 |
Ilomantsi, Finland |
8/ 22/2002 |
3/ 1 |
Negative |
|
2 |
Ilomantsi-2002B |
Skin lesion |
M |
30 |
Ilomantsi, Finland |
8/18/2002 |
2/ 0 |
Negative |
|
3 |
Ilomantsi-2002C |
Whole blood |
F |
47 |
Ilomantsi, Finland |
Late Aug. 2002 |
N/A |
Borderline |
|
4 |
Johannes-2002 |
Skin lesion |
M |
63 |
Johannes, Russia |
8/27/2002 |
9/7 |
N/A |
|
5 | Kiihtelysvaara-2002 | Skin lesion | M | 39 | Kiihtelysvaara, Finland | 8/30/2002 | 3/ 2 | Negative |
aThe places of exposure are shown on the map (Figure 1). The representative case report given in the text describes the patient from whom the Ilomantsi-2002A virus strain was recovered.
bM, male; F, female; N/A, not available; Ig, immunoglobulin.