Acute hepatitis B presenting as Guillain-Barré syndrome

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 228-

  Ray, Gautam ^a,b   Ghosh, Bhaskar ^a   Bhattacharyya, Rahul ^a  

^a BR Singh Hosp   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Acute viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; LIVER ENZYME; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASE; JAUNDICE; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PARESTHESIA; VASCULITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYRADICULONEUROPATHY;

EID: 1442265198     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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