Guillain-Barré syndrome following hepatitis E. 2009

Jean Philippe Loly, and Estelle Rikir, and Maxime Seivert, and Emile Legros, and Pierre Defrance, and Jacques Belaiche, and Gustave Moonen, and Jean Delwaide
Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, CHU Sart Tilman, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is often triggered by a preceding bacterial or viral infection. Occasionally, it has been observed in association with acute hepatitis A, B and C, and three cases have been previously described in India in which GBS was associated with acute hepatitis E. A molecular mimicry mechanism is supposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of GBS triggered by infectious agents, although the nature of the shared epitopes has not been characterized in most instances, including that in the case of hepatotropic viruses. We report a case of GBS following acute hepatitis E in a European individual. The presence of antiganglioside GM2 antibodies in this patient suggested molecular mimicry involving ganglioside GM2 in the pathogenesis of GBS associated with hepatitis E.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D005678 G(M2) Ganglioside A glycosphingolipid that accumulates due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase A or B (BETA-N-ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASES), or GM2 activator protein, resulting in GANGLIOSIDOSES, heredity metabolic disorders that include TAY-SACHS DISEASE and SANDHOFF DISEASE. GM2 Ganglioside,Tay-Sachs Disease Ganglioside,Ganglioside GM2,GM2, Ganglioside,Ganglioside, GM2,Ganglioside, Tay-Sachs Disease,Tay Sachs Disease Ganglioside
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001323 Autoantibodies Antibodies that react with self-antigens (AUTOANTIGENS) of the organism that produced them. Autoantibody
D016751 Hepatitis E Acute INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans; caused by HEPATITIS E VIRUS, a non-enveloped single-stranded RNA virus. Similar to HEPATITIS A, its incubation period is 15-60 days and is enterically transmitted, usually by fecal-oral transmission. Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis,Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis,Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted,Hepatitis, Water-Borne,ET-NANBH,Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis,Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis,Hepatitides, Water-Borne,Hepatitis, Water Borne,Water-Borne Hepatitides,Water-Borne Hepatitis
D018716 Molecular Mimicry The structure of one molecule that imitates or simulates the structure of a different molecule. Antigenic Mimicry,DNA Mimicry,Mimicry, Molecular,Antigen Mimicry,Antigen Mimicries,Antigenic Mimicries,DNA Mimicries,Mimicries, Antigen,Mimicries, Antigenic,Mimicries, DNA,Mimicries, Molecular,Mimicry, Antigen,Mimicry, Antigenic,Mimicry, DNA,Molecular Mimicries
D020275 Guillain-Barre Syndrome An acute inflammatory autoimmune neuritis caused by T cell- mediated cellular immune response directed towards peripheral myelin. Demyelination occurs in peripheral nerves and nerve roots. The process is often preceded by a viral or bacterial infection, surgery, immunization, lymphoma, or exposure to toxins. Common clinical manifestations include progressive weakness, loss of sensation, and loss of deep tendon reflexes. Weakness of respiratory muscles and autonomic dysfunction may occur. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1312-1314) Acute Autoimmune Neuropathy,Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy,Acute Inflammatory Polyneuropathy,Landry-Guillain-Barre Syndrome,Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory,Acute Infectious Polyneuritis,Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy,Acute Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathy,Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory,Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Familial,Guillain-Barré Syndrome,Guillaine-Barre Syndrome,Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute,Inflammatory Polyneuropathy Acute,Polyneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory,Polyneuropathy, Inflammatory Demyelinating, Acute,Polyradiculoneuropathy, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating,Acute Autoimmune Neuropathies,Acute Inflammatory Polyneuropathies,Acute Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathies,Autoimmune Neuropathies, Acute,Autoimmune Neuropathy, Acute,Familial Guillain-Barre Syndrome,Familial Guillain-Barre Syndromes,Guillain Barre Syndrome,Guillain Barre Syndrome, Familial,Guillain Barré Syndrome,Guillain-Barre Syndromes, Familial,Guillain-Barré Syndromes,Guillaine Barre Syndrome,Infectious Polyneuritis, Acute,Inflammatory Polyneuropathies, Acute,Inflammatory Polyneuropathy, Acute,Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuropathies, Acute,Landry Guillain Barre Syndrome,Neuropathy, Acute Autoimmune,Polyneuritis, Acute Infectious,Polyneuropathy Acute, Inflammatory,Polyradiculoneuropathies, Acute Inflammatory,Syndrome, Familial Guillain-Barre,Syndrome, Guillain-Barre,Syndrome, Guillain-Barré,Syndrome, Guillaine-Barre,Syndrome, Landry-Guillain-Barre

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