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Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a critical condition that usually arises as a late complication of certain infections.  Varicella zoster is  (VZ)  an  extraneous  antecedent infection that can cause GBS. We report a rare case of GBS following primary VZV infection in an adult.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2016.9979

Keywords

Guillain-Barré syndrome, Varicella zoster, IV immunoglobulin

Authors

First Name

Mariam

Last Name

Al-Fadhli

MiddleName

Abdulrhman

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.

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medicine209@gmail.com

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First Name

Saroj

Last Name

Grover

MiddleName

Bala

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Saraya

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt

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Volume

6

Article Issue

4

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1850

Issue Date

2016-12-01

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2018-07-31

Publish Date

2016-12-01

Page Start

180

Page End

181

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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AEJI_Volume 6_Issue 4_Pages 180-181.pdf

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Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023