DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7863 ISSN:

Guillain–Barre syndrome associated with hepatitis E virus infection: A case report

Ayman Ahmed, Sarah Misbah EL‐Sadig, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig
  • General Medicine

Key Clinical Message

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can be manifested with several neurological syndromes including GBS. Therefore, healthcare providers should consider HEV in their differential diagnosis for patients with neurological disorders.

Abstract

We report a case of Guillain‐Barré syndrome associated with hepatitis E virus infection. The current case‐report demonstrates diagnostic challenge to identify GBS case in a limited‐resources country like Sudan. However, HEV infection should be highly suspected in patients with neurological manifestation with high liver enzymes.

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