Hepatitis A is a very common infection in developing countries. It is frequent in childhood and is mostly asymptomatic in early childhood. However, its clinical presentation may occur over a large spectrum from nonicteric to a fulminating hepatic failure form. The duration of his incubation period was 2-6 weeks and thereafter clinical symptoms such as weakness, appetite and nausea appeared. The...

Autoimmune reactions to vaccinations may rarely be induced in predisposed individuals by molecular mimicry or bystander activation mechanisms. Autoimmune reactions reliably considered vaccine-associated, include Guillain-Barré syndrome after 1976 swine influenza vaccine, immune thrombocytopenic purpura after measles/mumps/rubella vaccine, and myopericarditis after smallpox vaccination, whereas ...

The cases are reported of 13 children seen over a 22 month period who presented with a variety of acute neurological illnesses associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Although presentation with a decreased level of consciousness or seizures was common, psychosis, hemiparesis, cranial nerve palsies, and Guillain-Barré syndrome were also seen. In contrast with published reports, only one...

( and ), thermophilic campylobacters, represent the main cause of bacterial diarrhea in developed countries (1) and one of the most frequent causes of enterocolitis in developing countries (2) especially in early childhood (3). Clinical manifestations of enterocoCampylobacter jejuni C.jejuni), Campylobacter coli (C.coli litis caused by are diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, and in some patients, ...

With the reduction of poliomyelitis Guillain Barre Syndrome has become the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis in both developed and developing countries with an incidence 0.9-1.1 cases per 100000 children below 15 years of age [1,2]. A common misconception is that the GBS has a good prognosisbut up to 20% of patients remain severely disabled and approximately 5% die, despite immunothe...

BACKGROUND Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acquired polyradiculo-neuropathy, often preceded by an antecedent event. It is a monophasic disease but a recurrence rate of 1-6 % is documented in a subset group of patients. Patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome show cerebrospinal fluid albuminocytologic dissociation. Normal cerebrospinal fluid protein levels during both initial and recurrent episodes ...

It has been reported recently that Haemophilus influenzae can elicit an axonal form of Guillain-Barré syndrome. To investigate the incidence and features of H. influenzae-related Guillain-Barré syndrome, anti-H. influenzae antibody titres were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 46 consecutive Japanese patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome, 49 normal controls, 24 patients w...

conclusions based on the findings, in case a child suffers from calf pain or gait disturbances during influenza outbreak, the possibility of bacm should be considered before performing laboratory tests, radiological examinations, or other investigations. introduction identification of the etiology of limping and gait disturbances in children necessitates accurate physical examination and histor...