Isolated peripheral nerve relapse masquerading as Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Autor(es): Boiron J. M.; Ellie E.; Vital A.; Lagueny A.; Vital C.; Julien J.; Reiffers J.
Resumo: We report a 30 year old patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) whose leukemic relapse presented as an isolated symmetrical peripheral neuropathy with facial diplegia. Initially, this was consistent with a Guillain-Barré syndrome but the peripheral nerve biopsy revealed leukaemic infiltration. This was followed by a systemic relapse. Reports of peripheral nerve infiltration are scarce and to the best of our knowledge this is the first documented case of peripheral polyneuropathy as a presenting manifestation of ALL relapse.
Imprenta: Leukemia & Lymphoma, v. 10, n. 6, p. 489-491, 1993
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3109/10428199309148207
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cell ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Cytopathology
Data de publicação: 1993
