BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E infection is most prevalent in developing countries with poor sanitation, but can also occur apparently sporadically in more developed areas. CASE: We here report a second European case of Guillain-Barre syndrome due to hepatitis E infection in association with anti-glycolipid GM2 antibody. INTERPRETATION: This is likely to be a specific association involving molecular mimicry, and further European cases can therefore be expected.
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis E infection is most prevalent in developing countries with poor sanitation, but can also occur apparently sporadically in more developed areas. CASE: We here report a second European case of Guillain-Barre syndrome due to hepatitis E infection in association with anti-glycolipid GM2 antibody. INTERPRETATION: This is likely to be a specific association involving molecular mimicry, and further European cases can therefore be expected.
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