Hepatitis C associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome

ABSTRACT— Hepatitis C is frequently associated with immune‐mediated diseases, such as cryoglobulinemia. Guillain‐Barré syndrome is an acute demyelinating neuropathy of probable immune pathogenesis. We describe two patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome, and associated chronic hepatitis C, the second...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Liver (Copenhagen) 1998-02, Vol.18 (1), p.49-51
Hauptverfasser:	Lacaille, Florence, Zylberberg, Hervé, Hagège, Hervé, Roualdès, Brigitte, Meyrignac, Christian, Chousterman, Michel, Girot, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Guillain-Barré syndrome Hepacivirus - genetics Hepacivirus - immunology hepatitis C Hepatitis C Antibodies - analysis Hepatitis C, Chronic - complications Hepatitis C, Chronic - therapy Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neurology Plasmapheresis Polyradiculoneuropathy - complications Polyradiculoneuropathy - therapy RNA, Viral - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	ABSTRACT— Hepatitis C is frequently associated with immune‐mediated diseases, such as cryoglobulinemia. Guillain‐Barré syndrome is an acute demyelinating neuropathy of probable immune pathogenesis. We describe two patients with Guillain‐Barré syndrome, and associated chronic hepatitis C, the second one previously treated with interferon. The link between both conditions may be hepatitis C being the trigger of this immune polyneuropathy. Guillain‐Barré syndrome should be added to the list of conditions associated with hepatitis C.
ISSN:	0106-9543 1600-0676
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0676.1998.tb00126.x