title: Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Boy With Lung Fluke Infection: Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Guillain-Barré syndrome is the most common acute peripheral neuropathy in children in most countries. The cause and pathogenesis of the disease have yet to be clarified. There have been only a few reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome resulting from parasite infections worldwide, no cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome after lung fluke infection have been reported. We report a case of an 8-year-old male patient with Guillain-Barré syndrome after lung fluke infection. The child had a history of consumption of undercooked crabs. He was diagnosed with paragonimiasis. The patient experienced paralysis of and pain in the lower limbs about 3 weeks after symptom onset. Neurologic and electrophysiologic examination findings supported the diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Parasitic infections should also be considered when determining which antecedent infection is associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China ccwwyang@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cui-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhe-Zhi
authors.initials: ZZ
authors.lastname: Xia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Guillain-Barré syndrome; children; paragonimiasis; parasitic infections