Endocrine Abstracts

Parvovirus (Erythrovirus) B19 (EVB19) infection may trigger autoimmune diseases like SLE, RA, and vasculitis. Parvovirus B19 belongs to the parvoviridae family and to the erythrovirus genus. The etiopathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes mellitus could not been explained yet. The aim of our study was to investigate whether EVB19 may have a role in the etiopathogenesis of type 1 DM. Therefore have we examined whether EVB19 is more frequent among type 1 diabetics. 32 patients with ...

: Erythrovirus (EVB19) can recognize auto-antigens by using molecular mimicry mechanisms. EVB 19 is accused in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases. Especially EVB19 is very important in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases. Thus in some case presentations; it was shown that EVB19 might be related with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Although etiopathogenesis of Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is not known exactly; they are thought to occ...