Thank you SO much for posting this article - I found it really interesting and am going to print it off and take it to my PM Doctor and see what he thinks and whether he can run any tests to check my B19.

When I was about 5, I had LOTS of small spots and rashes on my bottom and I had to go to the Doctors lots of times for them and they didn't know what they were and just kept giving me lots of cream. After about 6 months, they finally cleared up but I still have the scars from where they were! After reading on the internet about B19 Parvovirus, it said you most often get it when you are between the ages of 5 and 15 so that would make a lot of sense if it was that and is something to look into!!!

I'm interested to know though why 100% of CRPS Type 2 patients tested positive for Parvovirus whilst only 70 something % tested positive in type 1 CRPS - were they mis-diagnosed or is everyone different???

I'm going to be interested in following this news. I recently participated in a Research Study provided by RSDSA where you had to give a DNA sample (spit into a container), fill in an online survey and then send it back off so maybe they were testing for this also - who knows!

Thanks again for posting!