title: Guillain-Barré syndrome after streptokinase therapy for acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Some drugs including streptokinase have been reported to precipitate Guillain-Barré syndrome. We report a 70-year-old man with acute anterior myocardial infarction who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome seven days after thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Iran. Eshraghiana@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ahad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eshraghian
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eshraghian
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aghasadeghi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D013300:Streptokinase