Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with the D222E variant of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus: case report and review of the literature.
Autor(es): Cortese Andrea; Baldanti Fausto; Tavazzi Eleonora; Carnevale Livio; Minoli Lorenzo; Lozza Alessandro; Marchioni Enrico
Resumo: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nervous system and a triggering infectious event is often reported in the weeks before the disease onset. Influenza viruses have been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), both after infection and, in rare cases, after vaccination. However, GBS has rarely reported to be a neurological complication of the recent pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus infections. Here we describe the case of a young man, who developed acute severe motor inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy during influenza A(H1N1)2009 infection. Peculiar features are the findings of a mutated haemagglutinin gene (D222E variant), which has never previously been associated with neurological involvement, and the almost simultaneous appearance of respiratory infectious and immune-mediated neurological symptoms. Moreover we review the clinical presentation, laboratory findings and outcome of influenza-related GBS.
Imprenta: Journal of the Neurological Sciences, v. 312, p. 1-2, p. 173-176, 2012
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.08.047
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - DNA ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Viral infections ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Virus ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemic ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Epidemiology ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Public health
Data de publicação: 2012
