Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with Primary Parvovirus B19 Infection in an HIV-1-Infected Patient.
Autor(es): Bucher Praz Caroline; Dessimoz Cédric; Bally Frank; Reymond Sitthided; Troillet Nicolas
Resumo: Parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection has rarely been reported as responsible for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). We present the case of a 63-year-old man with AIDS who presented with rapidly progressing weakness of his inferior limbs and a newly appeared pancytopenia. CSF examination and electromyography were characteristic for GBS. Very high CSF and serum B19V DNA concentrations were present, in the absence of IgG or IgM against B19V. The neurologic and hematologic abnormalities improved after a 5-day course of i.v. immunoglobulins in parallel with a dramatic decrease in the B19V viral load.
Imprenta: Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1155/2012/140780
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - DNA
Data de publicação: 2012
