Guillain–Barre syndrome associated with hepatitis E virus infection: A case report

Key Clinical Message Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be manifested with several neurological syndromes including GBS. Therefore, healthcare providers should consider HEV in their differential diagnosis for patients with neurological disorders. Abstract We report a case of Guillain‐Barré syndro...

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Main Authors: Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Misbah EL‐Sadig, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7863
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Summary:Key Clinical Message Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be manifested with several neurological syndromes including GBS. Therefore, healthcare providers should consider HEV in their differential diagnosis for patients with neurological disorders. Abstract We report a case of Guillain‐Barré syndrome associated with hepatitis E virus infection. The current case‐report demonstrates diagnostic challenge to identify GBS case in a limited‐resources country like Sudan. However, HEV infection should be highly suspected in patients with neurological manifestation with high liver enzymes.
ISSN:2050-0904