Rapidly progressive Guillain–Barré syndrome following amitriptyline overdose and severe Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: A case report and literature review

Rapidly progressive Guillain–Barré syndrome following amitriptyline overdose and severe Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: A case report and literature review

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a potentially life-threatening post-infectious autoimmune disease characterized by rapidly progressive symmetrical weakness of the extremities. Herein, we report a case of GBS associated with drug poisoning complicated by Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. A 38-year-ol...

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Main Authors: Boyu Zhang, Liwei Duan, Linhao Ma, Qingqing Cai, Hao Wu, Liang Chang, Wenfang Li, Zhaofen Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
amitriptyline overdose
bilateral weakness
case report
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.991182/full

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