The Guillain-Barré syndrome following dengue fever.
A 44 year old female presented with fever, muscle aches, rash and a low platelet count. IgM antibody to dengue virus was positive. Two weeks later she developed a flaccid areflexic quadriparesis. Nerve conduction studies showed a predominantly demyelitinating sensory motor polyneuropathy consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Despite the relatively common occurrence of dengue fever, an associated polyradiculoneuropathy is distinctly uncommon.
Esack
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Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad.
Teelucksingh
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Singh
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D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010976:Platelet Count; D011129:Polyradiculoneuropathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000502:physiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M