Severe Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with chronic active hepatitis C and mixed cryoglobulinemia: a case report.

Alexandre ChlilekClaire RogerLaurent MullerMarie-Josée CarlesRobin StephanDidier LaureillardJean-Philippe LavigneJean-Yves LefrantAlbert Sotto

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

Our case reported a severe GBS associated with HCV infection and MC. EMG classified for the first time the subtype of GBS (severe AMSAN) correlated with severe clinical form. HCV infection should be screened in high-risk patients to prevent silent progression of the chronic hepatitis C and its potentially severe extra-hepatic manifestations.

Keyphrases

early onset
hepatitis c virus
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
human immunodeficiency virus
peritoneal dialysis
upper limb