Sexually Transmitted Infections · 1982 · 15 citations · 11 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineAutoimmunityHepatologyAutoimmune DiseasesHepatobiliary DiseaseLiver DiseaseMale SexualitySexually Transmitted InfectionsViral HepatitisGuillain-barré Syndrome PathogenesisHepatitis A Virus InfectionViral Hepatitis Transmission
A 48-year-old male homosexual developed the Guillain-Barré syndrome in association with acute hepatitis. The hepatitis A virus was almost certainly transmitted sexually. Since the incidence of viral hepatitis is high in active male homosexuals, they are particularly at risk of developing such complications.
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