Guillain-Barré syndrome following hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
We describe a patient who developed Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) which is known to be caused by enterovirus infection. A 35-year-old man developed acute paraparesis and dysesthesia in the four limbs following typical skin eruption of HFMD. Electrophysiologic studies showed peripheral nerve demyelination predominant in the distal terminals. HFMD is a rare cause of meningitis, encephalitis, and polio-like myelitis, but GBS following HFMD has never been described.
Mori
M
M
Department of Neurology, Chiba University School of Medicine.
Takagi
K
K
Kuwabara
S
S
Hattori
T
T
Kojima
S
S
D000328:Adult; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male