Hepatitis E virus-associated brachial neuritis presenting with orthopnoea as a result of bilateral diaphragmatic weakness

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British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 84, No. 2 Case ReportHepatitis E virus-associated brachial neuritis presenting with orthopnoea as a result of bilateral diaphragmatic weaknessSamuel Mackrill, Prithwiraj Chakrabarti, Richard Butterworth, Veeresh PatilSamuel MackrillCorrespondence to: Samuel Mackrill; E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Prithwiraj ChakrabartiDepartment of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Richard ButterworthDepartment of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Veeresh PatilDepartment of Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital, Milton Keynes, UKSearch for more papers by this authorSamuel Mackrill; Prithwiraj Chakrabarti; Richard Butterworth; Veeresh PatilPublished Online:9 Feb 2023https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2022.0280AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References McLean BN, Gulliver J, Dalton HR. Hepatitis E virus and neurological disorders. Pract Neurol. 2017;17(4):282–288. https://doi.org/10.1136/PRACTNEUROL-2016-001588 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarNoushad MA, Limnatitou D, Bhattacharjee S, Mohd Nor A. Diaphragmatic paralysis resulting in respiratory failure as a feature of hepatitis E virus-associated neuralgic amyotrophy. BMJ Case Rep. 2021;14(4):e242113. https://doi.org/10.1136/BCR-2021-242113 Crossref, Medline, Google ScholarShinder N, Polson A, Pringle E, O'Donnell DE. Neuralgic amyotrophy: a rare cause of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. Can Respir J. 1998;5(2):139–142. https://doi.org/10.1155/1998/926375 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholarvan Eijk JJJ, Dalton HR, Ripellino P et al.. Clinical phenotype and outcome of hepatitis E virus-associated neuralgic amyotrophy. Neurology. 2017;89(9):909–917. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004297 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 February 2023Volume 84Issue 2ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics History Published online 9 February 2023 Published in print 2 February 2023 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download