Guillain–Barre syndrome in pregnancy: A case report
| Autor: | Chidi Ochu Uzoma Esike, Odidika U.J. Umeora, RC Onoh, Love Chimezirim Okafor, Chuma C Egbuji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy medicine.diagnostic_test Guillain-Barre syndrome Lumbar puncture business.industry General Arts and Humanities Incidence (epidemiology) 05 social sciences Spontaneous Vertex Delivery Physical examination medicine.disease 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Cerebrospinal fluid 030502 gerontology Ascending paralysis medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. 15:110 |
| ISSN: | 2384-5589 |
| Popis: | Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS) complicating pregnancy is a rare event, with documented incidence of 1–3 per 100,000 people annually. Maternal and perinatal mortality rate of >10% is associated with GBS. We present a 28-year-old gravida four para three housewife who developed progressive ascending paralysis during the second trimester of pregnancy. A detailed history and physical examination led to the clinical diagnosis of GBS; she had a preceding gastrointestinal infective episode. She did not consent to lumbar puncture for cerebrospinal fluid analysis, but all investigation results were normal. She was managed supportively as an in-patient with physiotherapy in conjunction with the physiotherapists. Her symptoms improved and she was discharged after 12 days. The rest of the pregnancy progressed uneventfully, and she had a spontaneous vertex delivery of a live female baby that weighed 2.55 kg with good Apgar scores, after 8 h of uncomplicated labour at term. She did not have any postpartum complications, and the neonate was healthy and normal. |
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