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Clin Microbiol Infect
; 9(1): 69-72, 2003 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12691547
ABSTRACT
We present a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following Campylobacter jejuni HS serotype O:19 infection in a child. Antibodies against C. jejuni and autoantibodies to the peripheral nerve gangliosides GM1 were positive, a pattern correlating well with the existence of an inflammatory neuropathy like GBS. The patient shared the HLA-B35 and HLA-DR8 antigens, which have been found to be increased in GBS patients with previous C. jejuni infection. As this is the first diagnosed C. jejuni-associated GBS case reported from Greece, further clinical and epidemiologic investigations are warranted.
Subject(s)
Campylobacter Infections/complications , Campylobacter jejuni/growth & development , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/microbiology , Antibodies, Bacterial/blood , Autoantibodies/blood , Campylobacter Infections/drug therapy , Child , Erythromycin/therapeutic use , Greece , Guillain-Barre Syndrome/drug therapy , HLA-B35 Antigen/blood , HLA-DR Antigens/blood , HLA-DR Serological Subtypes , Humans , Immunoglobulins/therapeutic use , Male , O Antigens/blood
2.
Arch Dis Child
; 77(2): 184, 1997 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9301368