Demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with chronic inactive hepatitis B infection.
| Autor: | Babatin MA; King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia dmbabatin@hotmail.com., AlJohani A; King Fahad Hospital Jeddah, Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2021 Mar 25; Vol. 14 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 25. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2020-237070 |
| Abstrakt: | This is a case report of a 42-year-old female patient with chronic inactive hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection who presented with relapsing chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Her initial attack was of acute onset (ie, acute CIDP) resembling Guillain-Barré syndrome that responded well to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. The second episode was chronic and refractory to IVIG. She was managed with plasma exchange, long-term corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and HBV antiviral therapy. She showed both clinical and electromyographic improvement, with no recurrence after 2 years of follow-up. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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