Both Graves disease and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) are autoimmune disorders caused by impaired self-tolerance mechanisms and triggered by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. GBS in patients who suffer from other autoimmune diseases is rarely reported, and the development of postinfectious GBS in a patient with Graves disease has not been previously reported in the literat...

Two cases are reported who developed myoclonus as the only manifestation of a post-infectious syndrome without evidence of encephalitis or the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. Case 1 had generalised myoclonus following an influenza-like illness, while case 2 had right upper limb segmental myoclonus following uncomplicated chicken pox. Neither had any localising neurological signs or abnormality o...

OBJECTIVES Several prognostic factors influencing the recovery from olfactory dysfunction have been described. The aim of this study was to investigate whether olfactory bulb volume could be used as a new predictor of olfactory recovery in postinfectious and posttraumatic olfactory loss. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 4. Setting Tertiary university clinic, department of otolary...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorders in adults, children, and adolescents. This paper reviews etiology pathogenesis IBS, particularly its subtypes, postinfectious associated with a prior acute intestinal infection. The authors discuss risk factors, diagnosis, treatment for IBS describe diagnostic search therapeutic algorithm child. Treat...

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on general aspects of bronchiolitis obliterans, with emphasis on childhood postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans.METHODS: The most important publications on bronchiolitis obliterans were selected, using basically the Medline database (January of 1966 to September of 1999).RESULTS: This review is organized as follows: introduction, general aspects of bronchi...