Open AccessGuillain-Barre Syndrome after Kidney Transplantation: a Case Report
Author(s) -
Mohsen Farazdaghi,
Anahita Zoghi,
Mahnoosh Moghimi,
Afshin Borhani Haghighi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
galen medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2588-2767
pISSN - 2322-2379
DOI - 10.31661/gmj.v2i1.33
Subject(s) - medicine , guillain barre syndrome , kidney transplantation , transplantation , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
Background: Guillain-Barre Syndrome is an unusual complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation but it is extremely rare after solid organ transplantation such as kidney or liver transplantationCase report: A 48-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation presented with generalized weakness in an ascending pattern. History and examination were compatible with the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and paraclinical studies confirmed this diagnosis. He was treated for Guillain-Barre syndrome but no significant response was observed.Conclusion: Guillain–Barre´ syndrome rarely appears after organ transplantation but it should be considered in a patient presenting with its associated symptoms after transplantation.