Open AccessGuillain-Barré Syndrome With Meningoencephalitis After Campylobacter jejuni Infection
Author(s) -
Takeshi Tsugawa,
Koki Nikaido,
Teruo Doi,
Michiaki Koga,
Keiichiro Susuki,
Tomoki Kubota,
Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/01.inf.0000141741.36367.86
Subject(s) - campylobacter jejuni , medicine , meningoencephalitis , pleocytosis , guillain barre syndrome , cerebrospinal fluid , encephalitis , immunology , pneumonia , lymphocytic pleocytosis , weakness , pathology , virus , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
A 14-year-old boy presented with progressive ascending muscle weakness, urinary retention and disturbed consciousness. Initially his cerebrospinal fluid showed pleocytosis, and protein-cellular dissociation developed later. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from his stool and serum anti-ganglioside antibodies were positive. Our case suggests that coexistence of meningoencephalitis at an early stage of illness does not necessarily exclude the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome.