A Rare Case of Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Causing Guillain-Barré Syndrome
2013
Viral hepatitis has rarely been implicated in the acute immune-mediated polyneuropathies that are classified under the term Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS); these associations have accounted for approximately 1% of GBS cases.1 In this case study, we present a patient with GBS and acute hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and we emphasize the importance of being aware of the association between these 2 diseases, as early diagnosis and timely initiation of treatment determine neurologic recovery from GBS.
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