A case of relapsing Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B virus hepatitis.

A patient with two episodes of acute polyradiculoneuropathy (Guillain-Barré syndrome) that both occurred during exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B and separated by a 2-year asymptomatic interval is described. The possible causative relation between the neuropathy and the chronic hepatitis B is discussed.