Guillain-Barré syndrome and Hodgkin's disease--ultrastructural study of a peripheral nerve.
A 46-year-old male patient developed the Guillain-Barre syndrome and recovered completely within 3 months. He had been treated 5 years previously for Hodgkin's disease, and during the neurological syndrome, relapse of the malignant lymphoma was discovered. On neuro-muscular biopsy, lymphocytes were observed penetrating Schwann cells. These neuropathological aspects confirm the auto-immune character of the nervous involvement.
D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure