Rare Organism Uncommon Disease Case Vignette of Guillain–Barré Syndrome Induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection | Zendy

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Rare Organism Uncommon Disease Case Vignette of Guillain–Barré Syndrome Induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum Infection

Author(s) -

Kena Shah,

Ashfaq Ahmed,

K. Kaveh,

Amanda Frugoli,

Mostafa Hammoudi

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6625

pISSN - 2090-6633

DOI - 10.1155/2021/8816104

Subject(s) - fusobacterium nucleatum , medicine , guillain barre syndrome , disease , vignette , pathogen , fusobacterium necrophorum , dermatology , immunology , pathology , periodontitis , porphyromonas gingivalis , psychology , social psychology

In this case report, we describe an unusual pathogen F. nucleatum -induced empyema, followed by the development of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). Although many pathogens have been associated with GBS, this may be one of the few in the literature to describe an association with F. nucleatum infection.

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