Hepatitis C virus, directly acting antivirals and Guillain-Barr é syndrome.

We report an unusual case of GBS in a hepatitis C virus-positive hemodialysis (HD)-dependent patient who was being treated with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir along with antitubercular drugs for pulmonary tuberculosis. One should keep GBS in the differential diagnosis in HD patients whenever patient presents with lower limb weakness. Early diagnosis will help in timely initiation of treatment which is crucial to treat GBS. PMID: 30381528 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation - September 1, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Balwani M, Bawankule C, Ramteke V, Pasari A Tags: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl Source Type: research