title: Late-onset cytomegalovirus infection complicated by Guillain-Barre syndrome in a kidney transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a common infection after solid-organ transplantation. In the general population CMV disease is associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease leading to an acute peripheral neuropathy, in 1 of 1000 cases. Interestingly, GBS is a rarely observed complication in solid-organ transplant recipients, possibly related to maintenance immunosuppression. We describe a case of CMV infection complicated by GBS in a kidney transplant recipient and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Organ Transplantation, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shaban
authors.affiliation: Division of Organ Transplantation, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gohh
authors.affiliation: Division of Organ Transplantation, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. bknoll@lifespan.org.|Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. bknoll@lifespan.org.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Knoll
mesh_terms: D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D066027:Transplant Recipients
keywords: Cytomegalovirus; Guillain–Barre syndrome; Kidney transplant