[Guillain-Barré syndrome and anti-hepatitis A vaccination]

Med Mal Infect. 2010 Aug;40(8):490-2. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2009.10.003. Epub 2009 Nov 28.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory polyradiculoneuritis. The pathophysiology remains unknown but the existence of triggering factors such as external antigens is regularly suspected. We report the case of a 30-year-old patient with a past medical history of Graves disease, who presented with GBS within the month after receiving an anti-hepatitis A vaccination. GBS rarely happens after a hepatitis A vaccination. However, the responsibility of this vaccine should be considered in the clinical presentation of an acute polyradiculoneuritis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome / chemically induced*
  • Hepatitis A Vaccines / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Hepatitis A Vaccines