Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Research Letter

Trichodysplasia Spinulosa Polyomavirus in Respiratory Tract of Immunocompromised Child

Arwa A. Bagasi, Tasneem Khandaker, Gemma Clark, Terry Akagha, Jonathan K. Ball, William L. Irving, and C. Patrick McClureComments to Author 
Author affiliations: King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (A.A. Bagasi); University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK (A.A. Bagasi, T. Khandaker, T. Akagha, J.K. Ball, W.L. Irving, C.P. McClure); Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham (G. Clark, W.L. Irving)

Main Article

Table

Clinical and laboratory data from TSPyV-positive patient, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, November 2014–2015*

Collection date Sample type Signs and symptoms at time of sample collection Documented skin lesion Hospital admission Viral/bacterial co-infection TSPyV 
Ct value
2014
Nov Throat swab Cough, sore throat, fever Tiny skin colored pustules on hand Not required Rhinovirus 31.83
Dec
 NPA
 Cough, fever
 None
 Not required
 Adenovirus
 31.17
2015
Jan Skin swab None recorded Suspected varicella zoster virus rash Not required None 24.97
Feb NPA Dry cough, fever None Not required None 31.23
Mar Throat swab Dry cough, coryzal symptoms None Not required None 21.43
Jul† Throat swab Cough with runny nose None Not required None 23.90
Jul† NPA Cough with runny nose None Not required None 22.70
Jul‡ NPA Dry cough, fever Few blisters on fingers Not required None 22.30
Jul‡ Throat swab Dry cough, fever Few blisters on fingers Not required None 25.37
Aug Throat swab Cough, fever (high) Erythematous rash with tiny white center on face Hospitalized 4 d None 21.47
Sep NPA Cough None Not required Rhinovirus 26.87
Nov Throat swab Cough, wheeze, fever (high), coryzal symptoms Rash across chest Hospitalized 5 d Respiratory syncytial virus 23.45

*Ct , cycle threshold; NPA, nasopharyngeal aspirate; TSPyV, trichodysplasia spinulosa polyomavirus; VZV, varicella zoster virus.
†Collected on the same date.
‡Collected on the same date.

Main Article

Page created: August 17, 2018
Page updated: August 17, 2018
Page reviewed: August 17, 2018
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external