title: Early Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with acute dengue fever.
abstract: Various forms of neurological manifestations are reported in dengue fever. We describe here three cases of concomitant Guillain-Barré syndrome and dengue virus (DENV) infection during the largest DENV-1 outbreak in New Caledonia. Research of viral RNA was positive in both blood and CSF samples. All patients were treated with intravenous polyvalent immunoglobulins and recovered without sequelae within one week.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Territorial Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia. Electronic address: o.simon@cht.nc.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Territorial Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Billot
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Territorial Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guyon
authors.affiliation: New Caledonia Health Department, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daures
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Territorial Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Descloux
authors.affiliation: Immuno-Serology and Molecular Biology Lab, Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia, Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gourinat
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Territorial Hospital, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Molko
authors.affiliation: Dengue and Arboviruses Expertise and Research Unit, Institut Pasteur in New Caledonia, Institut Pasteur International Network, Noumea, New Caledonia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupont-Rouzeyrol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003715:Dengue / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: Acute; Dengue; Guillain–Barré Syndrome; Infectious disease; Neurology