Neurologic Disorders and Hepatitis E, France, 2010

Neurologic Disorders and Hepatitis E, France, 2010

We report meningitis with diffuse neuralgic pain or polyradiculoneuropathy associated with PCR-documented acute hepatitis E in 2 adults. These observations suggest that diagnostic testing for hepatitis E virus should be conducted for patients who have neurologic symptoms and liver cytolysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Laura-Anne Despierres, Elsa Kaphan, Shahram Attarian, Stephan Cohen-Bacrie, Jean Pelletier, Jean Pouget, Anne Motte, Rémi N. Charrel, René Gerolami, Philippe Colson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acute hepatitis E
hepatitis E virus
neurologic symptoms
meningitis
polyradiculoneuropathy
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/8/10-2028_article

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