Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.102028
Personal Author:
Despierres, Laura-Anne ; Kaphan, Elsa ; Attarian, Shahram ; Cohen-Bacrie, Stephan ; Pelletier, Jean ; ... More +
Despierres, Laura-Anne ; Kaphan, Elsa ; Attarian, Shahram ; Cohen-Bacrie, Stephan ; Pelletier, Jean ; Pouget, Jean ; Motte, Anne ; Charrel, Rémi ; Gerolami, René ; Colson, Philippe Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Acute Disease
Acute Hepatitis E
Autochthonous Hepatitis
Dispatch
Female
France
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E Virus
Humans
Male
Meningitis
Meningitis, Viral
Middle Aged
Neurologic Symptoms
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polyradiculoneuropathy
RNA, Viral
Viruses
Dispatch
Hepatitis E Virus
Polyradiculoneuropathy

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1510-1512.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:f61bc2340ad46d0b63b5dade6a6128410c750080ea0a5e2d0bb5715c1213106d
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