Open AccessGuillain Barre Syndrome in a Young Man with SARSCoV-2: A Rare Association
Author(s) -
Aashima Dabas,
Naresh Kumar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-7047
pISSN - 2349-7181
DOI - 10.24321/2349.7181.202104
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , flaccid paralysis , covid-19 , pediatrics , pneumonia , disease , acute flaccid paralysis , respiratory system , paralysis , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virus , surgery , poliovirus
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is usually a post-infectious autoimmune disease that manifests as acute ascending flaccid paralysis. The disease is usually uncommon. However, recently it was reported in a few COVID-19 cases before complete resolution of COVID symptoms. An association between olfactory-gustatory disturbances and sensory abnormalities is frequently observed in GBS with COVID-19. The electrophysiological studies usually reveal a demyelinating pattern. Respiratory involvement, as part of respiratory muscle paralysis or COVID-19 pneumonia, is associated with poor recovery in affected patients. Here, we present a case of a young man, pre-morbid healthy, who presented with GBS with mild COVID-19 infection. He successfully recovered after treatment with Intravenous immunoglobulin IVIg.