Guillain-Barre syndrome with meningoencephalitis after Campylobacter jejuni infection.
A 14-year-old boy presented with progressive ascending muscle weakness, urinary retention and disturbed consciousness. Initially his cerebrospinal fluid showed pleocytosis, and protein-cellular dissociation developed later. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from his stool and serum anti-ganglioside antibodies were positive. Our case suggests that coexistence of meningoencephalitis at an early stage of illness does not necessarily exclude the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome.
Tsugawa
Takeshi
T
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, South-1 West-16, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8543, Japan. tsugawat@sapmed.ac.jp
Nikaido
Koki
K
Doi
Toshiaki
T
Koga
Michiaki
M
Susuki
Keiichiro
K
Kubota
Tomoki
T
Tsutsumi
Hiroyuki
H
D000293:Adolescent; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology*
D016756:Immunoglobulins, Intravenous