Post-treatment Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Patient with Brucellosis; A Case Report
Author(s) -
Navid Manouchheri,
Omid Mirmosayyeb,
Majid Ghasemi,
Shervin Badihian,
Vahid Shaygannejad,
Mahdi Barzegar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
internal medicine and medical investigation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7750
DOI - 10.24200/imminv.v4i2.210
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , brucellosis , weakness , complication , brucella , presentation (obstetrics) , antimicrobial , brucella melitensis , pediatrics , surgery , immunology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Guillain-Barre Syndrome is an uncommon complication during acute brucellosis. Case presentation: In this study, we present a case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a 22-year old male patient with complaints of weakness in his lower limbs. He had a history of acute Brucella infection for four months and received antimicrobial medication. Conclusion: the patients can be affected by GBS after antimicrobial treatment.
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