Neurological Complications of Typhoid Fever : Case of Guillain-Barre' Syndrome about an Observation in Dakar, Senegal

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Ibrahima M. Diallo ◽  
Soumaila Soumaila ◽  
Ousmane Cisse
Keyword(s):  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Fever Case ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Case of Typhoid Fever: an Uncommon Association

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-144
Author(s):  
Abdul Basit Ibne Momen ◽  
Furial Quraishi Twinkle ◽  
Aminur Rahman ◽  
Firoz Ahmed Quraishi
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Intravenous Immunoglobulin ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Neurological Complication ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Intravenous Antibiotics ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following typhoid is extremely uncommon and only few case reports are available in literature. The importance of this case report is to highlight upon the fact that a diagnosis of GBS should always be kept in mind whenever a patient of typhoid fever develops weakness. We report a young girl with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, she was improved. Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 142-144

scholarly journals Rare variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome after chikungunya viral fever

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. e228845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajid Hameed ◽  
Sara Khan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Symptom Onset ◽  
Complete Resolution ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Acute Onset ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Ventilator Support ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

Chikungunya (CHIK) viral fever is a self-limiting illness that presents with severe debilitating arthralgia, myalgia, fever and rash. Neurological complications are rare. We present a case of a 36-year-old woman who presented with acute onset progressive difficulty swallowing and left arm weakness. She was diagnosed with CHIK viral fever 4 weeks prior to admission. After investigations, she was diagnosed with a pharyngeal–cervical–brachial variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. In hospital, she required ventilator support. Her condition improved after five sessions of intravenous immunoglobulin with almost complete resolution within 6 months of symptom onset. With frequent CHIK outbreaks, the neurological complications are increasingly seen in the emergency department. The knowledge of these associations will result in early diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals Acute neuromuscular weakness associated with dengue infection

2012 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 36-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmanjit Singh Hira ◽  
Amandeep Kaur ◽  
Anuj Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Virus ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Electrolyte Imbalance ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Motor Weakness ◽  
Presenting Symptoms ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Serotype 1 ◽  
Guillain Barré

ABSTRACT Background: Dengue infections may present with neurological complications. Whether these are due to neuromuscular disease or electrolyte imbalance is unclear. Materials and Methods: Eighty-eight patients of dengue fever required hospitalization during epidemic in year 2010. Twelve of them presented with acute neuromuscular weakness. We enrolled them for study. Diagnosis of dengue infection based on clinical profile of patients, positive serum IgM ELISA, NS1 antigen, and sero-typing. Complete hemogram, kidney and liver functions, serum electrolytes, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were tested. In addition, two patients underwent nerve conduction velocity (NCV) test and electromyography. Results: Twelve patients were included in the present study. Their age was between 18 and 34 years. Fever, myalgia, and motor weakness of limbs were most common presenting symptoms. Motor weakness developed on 2 nd to 4 th day of illness in 11 of 12 patients. In one patient, it developed on 10 th day of illness. Ten of 12 showed hypokalemia. One was of Guillain-Barré syndrome and other suffered from myositis; they underwent NCV and electromyography. Serum CPK and SGOT raised in 8 out of 12 patients. CPK of patient of myositis was 5098 IU. All of 12 patients had thrombocytopenia. WBC was in normal range. Dengue virus was isolated in three patients, and it was of serotype 1. CSF was normal in all. Within 24 hours, those with hypokalemia recovered by potassium correction. Conclusions: It was concluded that the dengue virus infection led to acute neuromuscular weakness because of hypokalemia, myositis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. It was suggested to look for presence of hypokalemia in such patients.

Guillain-Barré syndrome as a complication of typhoid fever in a child

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
Sumit Mehndiratta ◽  
AnandPrakash Dubey ◽  
Krishnan Rajeshwari
Keyword(s):  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals Neurological Complications of COVID-19: Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Cureus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Waheed ◽  
Angel Bayas ◽  
Fawzi Hindi ◽  
Zufe Rizvi ◽  
Patricio S Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas Masiêro Araujo ◽  
Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira ◽  
Osvaldo JM Nascimento
Keyword(s):  
Zika Virus ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Standard Test ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Zikv Infection ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Large Outbreak ◽  
Guillain Barré

ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) is now considered an emerging flavivirosis, with a first large outbreak registered in the Yap Islands in 2007. In 2013, a new outbreak was reported in the French Polynesia, with associated cases of neurological complications including Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The incidence of GBS has increased in Brazil since 2015, what is speculated to be secondary to the ZIKV infection outbreak. The gold-standard test for detection of acute ZIKV infection is the polymerase-chain reaction technique, an essay largely unavailable in Brazil. The diagnosis of GBS is feasible even in resource-limited areas using the criteria proposed by the GBS Classification Group, which is based solely on clinical grounds. Further understanding on the relationship of ZIKV with neurological complications is a research urgency.

scholarly journals Bilateral upper limb neuropathies following prone ventilation for COVID-19 pneumonia

2020 ◽  
pp. 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000944
Author(s):  
William K Diprose ◽  
Laura Bainbridge ◽  
Richard W Frith ◽  
Neil E Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

The neurological complications of COVID-19 and its treatment are still being elucidated.1,2 Guillain-Barré Syndrome has been reported in COVID-19 patients, but other peripheral nerve complications have not been described. We report a case of bilateral upper limb neuropathies in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia managed with prolonged prone ventilation.

scholarly journals Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with typhoid fever.

BMJ ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 1 (5636) ◽  
pp. 95-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Chanmugam ◽  
A. Waniganetti
Keyword(s):  
Typhoid Fever ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Guillain Barré

scholarly journals A 50-Year-Old Patient with Guillain–Barré Syndrome after COVID-19: A Case Report

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 775
Author(s):  
Tomasz Chmiela ◽  
Michalina Rzepka ◽  
Ewa Krzystanek ◽  
Agnieszka Gorzkowska
Keyword(s):  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Guillain Barre Syndrome ◽  
Sensorimotor Polyneuropathy ◽  
Csf Analysis ◽  
First Case ◽  
Guillain Barré Syndrome ◽  
Sensory Disturbances ◽  
History Of ◽  
Diagnostic Work ◽  
Guillain Barré

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2, causes acute respiratory disease (coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19). However, the involvement of other mechanisms is also possible, and neurological complications are being diagnosed more frequently. Here, we would like to present a case of a Polish patient with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), after a documented history of COVID-19: A 50-year-old man, 18 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms, had progressive quadriparesis preceded by 1-day sensory disturbances. Based on the clinical picture, the results of diagnostic work-up including a nerve conduction study (ENG) that revealed a demyelinating and axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis that showed albumin–cytological dissociation, an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy was confirmed, consistent with GBS. Upon a therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), the patient’s condition improved. The presented case of GBS in a patient after mild COVID-19 is the first case in Poland that has supplemented those already described in the global literature. Attention should be drawn to the possibility of GBS occurring after SARS-CoV-2 infection, even when it has a mild course.

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