Autor(es): Hart I. K.; Kennedy P. G.

Resumo: Three cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with serological evidence of active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection are described. There are a variety of problems in establishing a causal role for cytomegalovirus in the development of the Guillain-Barré syndrome, the most important of which relates to the unequivocal demonstration of a primary infection preceding the condition. It is postulated that an immune-mediated mechanism probably plays an important role in pathogenesis whether it is associated with cytomegalovirus or other human herpesviruses.

Imprenta: The Quarterly Journal of Medicine, v. 67, n. 253, p. 425-430, 1988

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068208

Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Viral infections

Data de publicação: 1988

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