Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection
Al-Fadhli, M., Grover, S., Saraya, M. (2016). Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection. EKB Journal Management System, 6(4), 180-181. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9979
Mariam Abdulrhman Al-Fadhli; Saroj Bala Grover; Mohamed Ahmed Saraya. "Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection". EKB Journal Management System, 6, 4, 2016, 180-181. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9979
Al-Fadhli, M., Grover, S., Saraya, M. (2016). 'Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection', EKB Journal Management System, 6(4), pp. 180-181. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9979
Al-Fadhli, M., Grover, S., Saraya, M. Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection. EKB Journal Management System, 2016; 6(4): 180-181. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9979

Case Report 1 :Guillain Barré Syndrome Post Primary Varicella Infection

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 180-181    PDF (196.22 K)
Document Type: Case report
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2016.9979
Authors
Mariam Abdulrhman Al-Fadhli* 1; Saroj Bala Grover2; Mohamed Ahmed Saraya3
1Department of Medicine, Infectious Disease Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
2Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kuwait
3Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a critical condition that usually arises as a late complication of certain infections.  Varicella zoster is  (VZ)  an  extraneous  antecedent infection that can cause GBS. We report a rare case of GBS following primary VZV infection in an adult.
Keywords
Guillain-Barré syndrome; Varicella zoster; IV immunoglobulin
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