title: Concurrent myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome after varicella infection.
abstract: Myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring concurrently after varicella infection is very rare. A 34-year-old man presented with progressive flaccid tetraparesis, facial palsy, respiratory failure, sensory loss and urinary incontinence one week after varicella infection. Clinical, imaging and electrodiagnostic studies supported the diagnosis of myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome. He improved with intravenous acyclovir and gammaglobulin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National NeuroScience Institute, Singapore.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chua
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tjia
authors.forename: Y Y
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Sitoh
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005914:Globins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009187:Myelitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D005914:Globins; D000212:Acyclovir