Parainfluenza virus type 3: isolation from CSF of a patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
We report the isolation of parainfluenza virus type 3 from the CSF of a 19-year-old man with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Although parainfluenza viruses are usually associated with respiratory tract illnesses, some strains show a neurotropism not previously appreciated. Thus, parainfluenza viruses may be responsible for a portion of cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome.
D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000150:complications; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D018108:Respirovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*