Rapidly progressive Guillain-Barré syndrome following Escherichia coli infection.
Autor(es): Kono Yuriko; Nishitarumizu Kazutaka; Higashi Takuya; Funakoshi Kei; Odaka Masaaki
Resumo: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a prototype of post-infectious autoimmune disease. A 76-year-old woman was treated for a renal abscess and developed muscle weakness in all four extremities, 18 days after the onset of infection. She was diagnosed with GBS on the basis of acute flaccid paralysis, hyporeflexia, nerve conduction studies (reduced amplitude of compound muscle action potentials), and high titers of IgG antibodies to GM1 and GalNAc-GD1a. GBS rarely occurs after sepsis and this case represents the first report of rapidly progressive GBS following Escherichia coli urosepsis.
Imprenta: Internal Medicine, v. 46, n. 9, p. 589-591, 2007
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.6330
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Pathogenesis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Proteins ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Antibodies ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Infectious diseases ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Inflammation ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Clinical examination ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Immunology
Data de publicação: 2007
