title: [A case of Fisher's syndrome after Haemophilus influenzae infection].
abstract: We report a case of Fisher's syndrome with serological evidence of antecedent Haemophilus influenzae infection. A 66-year-old woman developed unsteady gait and multiple cranial nerve palsies after upper respiratory infection. Serum anti-GQ 1 b and anti-GT 1 a IgG antibodies were positive. In the acute phase of the illness, her serum had high titers of IgM, IgG and IgA anti-H. influenzae antibodies, which significantly decreased during the clinical course. Further study is needed to clarify the clinical and immunological features of Fisher's syndrome after H. influenzae infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Higashi-tsukurimichi 2-1-1, Aomori 030-8553, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Michiaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Kozo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishie
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D019846:Miller Fisher Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*