Guillain - Barre' syndrome following recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and literature review.
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| ID: sea-45207
ABSTRACT
A 17 year-old woman developed progressive quadriparesis with bilateral facial diplegia after immunization with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine 3 days prior. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed acellular fluid with high protein level. The electrodiagnosis was compatible with demyelinating polyneuropathy. Other potential causes of Guillain-Barre' syndrome (GBS) were ruled out. Her motor power gradually improved and returned to normal later. The temporal relationship between GBS and vaccination was suggestive of a vaccine-induced cause. Mechanisms of this very rare complication are proposed with a literature review.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Vaccines, Synthetic
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Adolescent
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Hepatitis B Vaccines
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Language:
English
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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