Early-onset Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus infection after nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation.

نویسندگان

  • Menachem Bitan
  • Reuven Or
  • Michael Y Shapira
  • Nurith Mador
  • Igor B Resnick
  • Niveen Saleh
  • Klaus M Weinberger
  • Simcha Samuel
  • Esther Schechter
  • Shimon Slavin
  • Dana G Wolf
چکیده

We report a case of early-onset acute Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection after nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation (NST). Reactivation of EBV infection preceded disease onset, and the virus load increased concomitantly with disease progression (doubling time, 2.7 days). This case raises concern about the expanding scope of manifestations associated with reactivation of EBV infection after NST.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 39 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004