Neurologic disorders and hepatitis E, France, 2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;17(8):1510-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1708.102028.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis E / complications*
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology
  • Hepatitis E / virology
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Viral / epidemiology
  • Meningitis, Viral / virology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / epidemiology
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy / virology*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis

Substances

  • RNA, Viral