title: Simultaneous human herpesvirus 6-associated encephalitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome in a patient after matched unrelated donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
abstract: Viral infections are still a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem in patients undergoing alternative donor transplants. β-Herpesviruses (especially human herpesvirus type 5, 6 and 7) are recognized pathogens in this group of patients and may cause central nervous system disease. Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a very rare complication among stem cell transplant recipients and usually has been attributed to infection. We report a case of resolving simultaneous GBS and HHV-6-associated encephalitis in a haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient with preceding reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. According to our knowledge this well-documented case is probably the first report from Poland.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomaszewska
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nasilowska-Adamska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dzieciatkowski
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marianska