[Fisher's syndrome following Campylobacter jejuni enteritis--a case report and review of the literature].
A 13-year-old boy presented with ophthalmoplegia, cerebella ataxia and areflexia subsequent to watery diarrhea and pyrexia. Campylobacter jejuni (PEN 2: LIO 4) was isolated from the stools. The patient had a high titer of IgG anti-GQ1b IgG antibody titers which decreased during the clinical course. Although C. jejuni has recently been recognized as the most common microorganism causing infection preceding Guillain-Barré syndrome, only six patients with Fisher's syndrome after this bacterial infection have been reported. This is the first report of a patient with Fisher's syndrome in whom C. jejuni was identified as a causative organism in Japan.
Ichikawa
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Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine.
Sugita
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Fukui
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Saito
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Yuki
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000209:etiology*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology; D012026:Reflex, Stretch; D013577:Syndrome