A case of relapsing Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B virus hepatitis.
A patient with two episodes of acute polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome) that both occurred during exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B and separated by a 2-year asymptomatic interval is described. The possible causative relation between the neuropathy and the chronic hepatitis B is discussed.
Chroni
Elisabeth
E
Department of Neurology, University of Patras, School of Medicine, Patras, Greece. echroni@yahoo.com
Thomopoulos
Constantinos
C
Papapetropoulos
Spiridon
S
Paschalis
Christos
C
Karatza
Chrisoula Labropoulou
CL
D000368:Aged; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014766:Viremia / Q000150:complications; D014779:Virus Replication
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019259:Lamivudine; D011239:Prednisolone