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Volume 7, Issue 7 (Suppl)
J Gastrointest Dig Syst
ISSN: 2161-069X JGDS, an open access journal
Gastroenterologists 2017
December 14-15, 2017
December 14-15, 2017 Dubai, UAE
11
th
World
Gastroenterologists Summit
Parsonage-turner syndrome due to acute hepatitis E infection
Areeb Khan, Hameed Ur Rehman Habib Ur Rehman
Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UK
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e report a case of a 59-year-old male, with no past medical history and foreign travel, who presented with a 1 week
history of left arm weakness and numbness followed by an inability to contract his biceps for duration of 48 hours.
These symptoms occurred after eating Pork Ribs at a local restaurant 2 weeks ago. On presentation, he was jaundiced and his
liver function tests demonstrated a hepatitis-like picture. He had a positive hepatitis E PCR result. His diagnosis was brachial
neuritis secondary to acute hepatitis E infection. Viral hepatitis E infection has been reported in 10% of patients with brachial
neuritis. According to the most recent case report, an article published in April 2017 in the Journal of NeuroVirology, only
9 such cases have been reported in the UK. We therefore possibly reported the 10th case of hepatitis E associated brachial
neuritis in the UK in a non-immunocompromised patient without any past medical history. This case again reminds us to
consider hepatitis E infection in a patient presenting with neurological signs and deranged liver function tests.
Biography
Areeb Khan has completed his MBBS from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and his Postdoctoral studies from Stanford University School
of Medicine. He is currently a core Medical trainee at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UK.
areebkhan11@hotmail.comAreeb Khan et al., J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2017, 7:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X-C1-061