Guillain-Barré and virus-associated hemophagocytic syndromes contracted simultaneously following Epstein-Barr viral infection.
The virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) is a lymphoproliferative disorder induced by viral infection. The peripheral nervous system is rarely involved in this syndrome and, when reported, the involvement has been axonal in nature. This paper presents a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome accompanied by VAHS subsequent to Epstein-Barr virus infection. The patient's condition improved following treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin infusion and high-dose corticosteroids.
Kaneko
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Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
Kuwabara
S
S
Hatakeyama
A
A
Fukutake
T
T
Hattori
T
T
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D015614:Histiocytosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous