Gullian Barre Syndrome and Acute Hepatitis E: A Rare Association

Dr. Mansi Patel, Dr. Pranav Deo, Dr. Vimal Dalsaniya, Dr. J. S. Shah

Abstract: Hepatitis E is a serious public health problem in developing countries. Most of the patients with Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection present with typical acute hepatitis symptoms. However, in few patients it may lead to complications such as liver failure and extrahepatic symptoms. One of the rare extrahepatic presentations of this infection is neurological complications such as Guillain-Barr? syndrome (GBS) which is observed in 5.5% of HEV infected patients (mainly in developed countries). Moreover, only genotype (gt) 3 HEV was found in association with GBS among patients in developed countries whereas molecular characterization of HEV cases detected from developing countries have not been reported till now.

Keywords: Hepatitis E, public health, Guillain-Barre Syndrome