Measles virus and Guillain-Barré syndrome during long-term hemodialysis.
In a black man, recently receiving long-term hemodialysis, a severe, rapidly progressive polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain-Barre syndrome) developed. Routine virologic study revealed a high antimeasles virus antibody titer (1:1280 by hemagglutination-inhibition) which progressively decreased. There was no clinical evidence of measles. Discussed here is the possible relationship between the Guillain-Barre syndrome and clinically inapparent measles associated with and perhaps modified by the uremic state.
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002994:Clofibrate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008457:Measles / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008459:Measles virus / Q000276:immunology*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000628:therapy
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002994:Clofibrate