title: [Guillain-Barre syndrome. Cytomegalovirus infections and pregnancy].
abstract: A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome during pregnancy is presented. The patient was 11 weeks' pregnant and developed tetraparesis over a few weeks. She did not require mechanical ventilation. Elevated liver enzymes and virocytosis in the peripheral blood were noted. Based on a positive IgM-antibody titre, a primary cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed. The patient recovered completely and gave birth to a child of 43 weeks' gestation. Cytomegalovirus IgM-antibody was demonstrated in umbilical cord blood. The child appeared healthy without abnormalities at nine weeks of age.
authors.affiliation: Medicinsk afdeling og neuromedicinsk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Esbjerg.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bonnema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D007075:Immunoglobulin M