First case of anti-ganglioside GM1-positive Guillain-Barré syndrome due to hepatitis E virus infection
| Autor: | D. Sprengers, T. Strauven, B. De Schepper, A. Jeurissen, I. Maurissen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Gastroenterology and Hepatology |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
G(M1) Ganglioside Antibodies Viral Guillain-Barre Syndrome medicine.disease_cause Virus Hepatitis E virus Humans Medicine Ganglioside biology Guillain-Barre syndrome Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction business.industry Immunoglobulins Intravenous General Medicine Middle Aged Hepatitis E medicine.disease Virology Molecular mimicry Treatment Outcome Infectious Diseases Immunoglobulin M Intravenous Immunoglobulins Immunoglobulin G Immunology biology.protein Female Antibody business Hepatitis E virus infection |
| Zdroj: | Infection, 40(3), 323-326. Urban und Vogel |
| ISSN: | 0300-8126 |
| Popis: | A 51-year-old previously healthy woman presented with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and elevated liver enzymes. Further diagnostic investigations showed the presence of an acute hepatitis E infection associated with anti-ganglioside GM1 antibodies. After treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins, the patient made a rapid recovery. Here, we report the first case of GBS due to acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection associated with the presence of anti-ganglioside GM1 antibodies. We also review available literature on the association between acute HEV infection and GBS. |
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