A Case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Plasmodium vivax infection
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 424-427, 2010.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-11001
ABSTRACT
A 28-year-old male was admitted to our medical center with general myalgia and fever. After a series of tests, he was diagnosed with P. vivax malaria. On the 5th hospital day, the patient complained of tingling sensation on both hands and feet, which acutely progressed to ascending symmetric motor paralysis. Nerve conduction velocity test and cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed albumino-cytologic dissociation, suggesting polyradiculopathy, and thus he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. After 5-day treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, and antificial ventilator therapy the patient fully recovered. In the literature, only 22 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with Plasmodium have been reported; 19 cases were caused by Plasmodium falciparum and 3 were by P. vivax. Herein, we report the first case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome associated with P. vivax malaria in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paralysis
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Plasmodium
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Plasmodium falciparum
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Plasmodium vivax
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Polyradiculopathy
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Sensation
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Immunoglobulins
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Ventilators, Mechanical
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Malaria, Vivax
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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