title: Guillain-Barre syndrome 1N leprosy patients.
abstract: Leprosy commonly affects the peripheral and cranial nerves. This involvement often manifests with peripheral neuropathy, occurring as a result of direct invasion of the nerves by lepra bacilli. Immune-mediated neuropathy occurring in leprosy, as part of lepra reaction, has been described earlier. We report here two cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome occurring in patients with leprosy who did not have any obvious evidence of lepra reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 634 002, Tamil Nadu.
authors.forename: Sudhir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010956:Plasmapheresis
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents