Association of hepatitis E virus infection and myasthenia gravis: A pilot study

Recently, a very important prospective multicentre study reported that 2.4% patients with non-traumatic neurological injury had evidence of current/recent hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, highlighting the role of HEV in inducing neurological diseases.1 To date, the full spectrum of HEV-associated neurological injury is still unknown. Myasthenia gravis (MG) has been associated with a number of viral infections, such as Epstein-Barr virus (EBV),2 poliovirus,3 and Zika virus.4 One study described a woman suffering with MG as a complication of acute HEV infection.
Source: Journal of Hepatology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research