title: A rare case of infectious mononucleosis complicated by guillain-barre syndrome.
abstract: Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis. Neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis, such as the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome, have been rarely reported and usually present late in the course of the disease. We describe a case of a 29 year old male with no significant past medical history who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome following an infection with Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis. Supportive treatment resulted in full recovery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Mariya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Apostolova
keywords: Bell’s palsy Epstein-Barr virus.; Guillain-Barre syndrome; atypical lymphocytes; infectious mononucleosis