title: Acute hepatitis B presenting as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with acute hepatitis B virus infection is rare. We report a 56-year-old man who presented as Guillain-Barré syndrome in the absence of icterus and was subsequently shown to have acute hepatitis B. He improved on conservative therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, B R Singh Hospital, Eastern Railway, Kolkata 700 014.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Bhaskar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications*