Guillain-Barré syndrome following hepatitis B vaccination

A 52-year-old woman developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 10 weeks after immunization with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Common infectious causes of GBS were ruled out. The temporal relationship between GBS and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination was suggestive of a vaccine-induced cause. The possibl...

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Published inClinical and experimental rheumatology Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 767 - 770
Main Authors KHAMAISI, M, SHOENFELD, Y, ORBACH, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pisa Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 01.11.2004
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - etiology
Hepatitis B - prevention & control
Hepatitis B Vaccines - adverse effects
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis
Neurology
Vaccines, Synthetic - adverse effects
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
Nervous system diseases
Immunization
Engerix
Guillain Barre syndrome
Vaccination
Hepatic disease
Vaccine
recombinant vaccine
Inflammatory disease
Infection
Viral hepatitis B
Prevention
Immunoprophylaxis
Viral disease
Digestive diseases
Peripheral nerve disease
polyradiculoneuropathy
Guillain Barré syndrome
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Summary:A 52-year-old woman developed Guillain-Barré syndrome 10 weeks after immunization with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine. Common infectious causes of GBS were ruled out. The temporal relationship between GBS and hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination was suggestive of a vaccine-induced cause. The possible mechanisms of this very, rare complication are discussed.
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ISSN:0392-856X
1593-098X