Neurologic Disorders and Hepatitis E, France, 2010

Despierres, Laura-Anne; Kaphan, Elsa; Attarian, Shahram; Cohen-Bacrie, Stephan; Pelletier, Jean; Pouget, Jean; Motte, Anne; Charrel, Rémi; Gerolami, René; Colson, Philippe

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Neurologic Disorders and Hepatitis E, France, 2010

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Despierres, Laura-Anne ; Kaphan, Elsa ; Attarian, Shahram ; Cohen-Bacrie, Stephan ; Pelletier, Jean ; Pouget, Jean ; Motte, Anne ; Charrel, Rémi ; Gerolami, René ; Colson, Philippe
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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.
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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
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1510-1512.
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8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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