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Guillain–Barré syndrome following acute co‐super‐infection of hepatitis E virus and cytomegalovirus in a chronic hepatitis B virus carrier
Author(s) -
Lei JianHua,
Tian Yi,
Luo HongYu,
Chen Zi,
Peng Feng
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.24620
Subject(s) - virology , cytomegalovirus , medicine , hepatitis e virus , virus , guillain barre syndrome , serology , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis c virus , immunology , viral disease , herpesviridae , antibody , biology , biochemistry , genotype , gene
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare neurological complication of hepatitis B. GBS presence in acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is also sporadically reported. Here, a rare case of GBS in a chronic Hepatitis B virus carrier co‐infected with HEV and CMV was reported. Based on the analysis on the progress of the manifestations and virus serological detection results, it could be concluded that GBS might mostly likely result from super‐infection of HEV and CMV. This case report is clinically important in that it provides a good example of differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment on such a rare but life‐threatening case. J. Med. Virol. 89:368–372, 2017 . © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.