A Rare Combination: Dengue Fever Complicated With Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Guillain-Barre Syndrome following Dengue Fever: Report of 3 Cases

development presented with progressive weakness of lower limbs which at the time of presentation involved the upper limbs as well. There was no history of seizures or loss of consciousness Two weeks prior to the illness the child had a bout of high-grade fever and myalgia associated with headache and vomiting. The local physician noticed a rash over the face and trunk. The complaints subsided w...

Dengue presenting as Guillain Barre Syndrome

E-mail: [email protected]; Tel.: 91-22-23693509 Dengue fever (DF) has been increasingly reported among children in Mumbai. The common clinical and laboratory features seen in dengue-infected children are: fever, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum transaminases, elevated partial thromboplastin time (PTT), hypotension, vomiting , haemoconcentration, leukopenia and hepatomegaly.[1] Though ...

Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Guillain-Barre´ Syndrome (GBS) is an acute-onset, monophasic, immune-mediated polyneuropathy that often follows an antecedent infection. Special nutritional support has an important role in these patients. Methods: A 6 years old girl with GBS was admitted to PICU of Dr. Sheikh Children Hospital (Mashhad, Iran). Chief compliance for hospitalization was inability to w...

A Rare Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis. Neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis, such as the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome, have been rarely reported and usually present late in the course of the disease. We describe a case of a 29 year old male with no significant past medical history who was diagnosed with ...

The Guillain-Barre' syndrome.