title: [Guillain-Barré syndrome following acute hepatitis A].
abstract: A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in a 39-year-old male is described. He was admitted to our hospital because of type A acute hepatitis. Five days after admission, he developed a progressive weakness of limbs. One week later, he also developed dysphagia and dyspnea. However, after 7 weeks almost all abnormal signs and symptoms disappeared. HA-IgM antibody and HA antibody in CSF was detectable and then decreasing with neurologic improvement. This finding suggests that Guillain-Barré syndrome may possibly be related to hepatitis A virus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endoh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mushimoto
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology*