case of guillain bare syndrome complicating typhoid fever

ABSTRACT

In this report a case of Guillain Barre syndrome complicating typhoid fever is presented in a male patient 14 years of age complaining from fever, sweating and generalized weakness for 13 days. He developed later acute and severe weakness of the lower and upper limb muscles. Clinical and laboratory tests[including Widal test and blood culture] confirmed the diagnosis of typhoid fever. Clinical and electromyographic examinations proved Guillain Barre syndrome. The patient was discharged improving after being treated with chloramphenocil intravenously and physiotherapy. To our knowledge this is the first case of Guillain Barre syndrome complicating typhoid fever recorded in Iraq