Posttransplant Guillain Barre Syndrome

ABSTRACT

This case report describes a patient with severe aplastic anaemia, who developed Guillain Barre Syndrome [GBS] 10 weeks after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation [HSCT] from HLA-matched siblingíyounger sister. GBS was preceded by pneumonia, herpes labialis and oral candidiasis a week earlier. Treatment with ventilatory management, intravenous human immunoglobulin [IVIg] and antimicrobials resulted in smooth recovery in thirty-one days