Guillain Barre syndrome as a complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report
| Autor: | Abderrahim El Kaouini, Ghizlane El aidouni, Ounci Es-Saad, Houssam Bkiyar, Brahim Housni, Manal Merbouh, Mohammed Aabdi, Salma Touihar, Amine Bouabdallaoui |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Neurological signs
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guillain-Barre syndrome business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Sars-cov-2 COVID-19 Respiratory infection Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Intensive care unit law.invention Guillain barre syndrome law Immunoglobulin Plasma exchange Medicine A case report Surgery Respiratory system business Complication |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102672 |
| Popis: | Introduction Covid-19 infection usually manifests with respiratory symptoms, but neurological signs might be the mean symptom revealing this infection such as Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS). COVID-19 associated GBS seems to be more severe than non-COVID-19 GBS. Case management We reported a 49 old-man admitted in the intensive care unit for bilateral ascending symmetrical paresthesia associated with lower limb numbness and sphincter disorders two weeks after an upper respiratory infection. The diagnosis of post-Covid-19 GBS was maintained, and the evolution was favorable after Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasma exchange (PLEX) as a second therapy. Conclusion This case report suggest the probable causal link between COVID 19 and GBS. This severe association prompts us to do further research that may help professionals in an early diagnosis and early treatment thus improving morbidity and mortality. |
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