Guillain-Barre syndrome in a pediatric patient following infection due to Leptospira.
Leptospirosis is a disease with protean manifestations. We report a case of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) in a pediatric patient following infection with Leptospira. Infecting Leptospira presumably belonged to serovar Copenhageni. The patient recovered completely. The possibility of GBS developing as a result of antecedent leptospiral infection should be kept in mind.
Bal
Abhijit M
AM
Department of Microbiology, Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College, Pune 411001, India. balabhijit@rediffmail.com
Bharadwaj
Renu S
RS
Gita
Nadimpalli
N
Joshi
Suvarna A
SA
Thakare
Jyotsna P
JP
D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000379:methods; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007919:Leptospira / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000652:urine