Guillain-Barré syndrome following a Type 2 leprosy reaction: A case report
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چکیده
A 39-years-old male patient with previously treated borderline lepromatous (BL) leprosy, presented paresthesia and dysesthesia in the feet hands, associated fever, arthralgia, erythema nodosum during a Type-2 leprosy reaction (LR) episode. This evolved 3 days to flaccid tetraparesis areflexia, gait impairment, addition clinical signs of dysautonomia, such as tachycardia, tachydyspnea, cranial nerve involvement. The conduction study was compatible an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis confirmed pattern. intravenous immunoglobulin, showing important improvement. case describes unusual association between Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), emphasizing importance recognition this condition.
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عنوان ژورنال: Leprosy Review
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0305-7518', '2162-8807']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47276/lr.93.4.420