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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with autochthonous infection by hepatitis E virus subgenotype 3c.
Infection - 1 Feb 2014
Scharn N, Ganzenmueller T, Wenzel J J, Dengler R, Heim A, Wegner F
Abstract excerpt
In this report, we present a case of a 50-year-old immunocompetent man with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) associated with an autochthonous hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. The patient presented with tetraparesis and elevated liver enzymes. HEV infection was confirmed serologically and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from blood and stool. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a novel HEV genotype 3 isolate closely...
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