title: A rare neurological complication of typhoid fever: Guillain-Barre' syndrome.
abstract: Guillain-Barre' syndrome is a rare complication of typhoid fever, and only a few such cases have been reported in the pediatric age group. We report a young boy with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, he improved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sumidha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mamta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jajoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Bibek
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Talukdar
keywords: Enteric fever; Guillain-Barre’ syndrome; typhoid fever