Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p><it>Campylobacter </it>species represent the main cause of bacterial diarrhea in developed countries and one of the most frequent causes of enterocolitis in developing ones. In some patients, <it>Campylobacter jej...
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| author | Babić Tatjana Kocic Branislava Šuturkova Ljubica Price Lawrence Ng Lai-King Morić Olga Lavrnić Dragana Miljković-Selimović Biljana Ristić Ljiljana Apostolski Slobodan |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p><it>Campylobacter </it>species represent the main cause of bacterial diarrhea in developed countries and one of the most frequent causes of enterocolitis in developing ones. In some patients, <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>infection of the gastrointestinal tract has been observed as an antecedent illness of acute motor axonal neuropathy, a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy following infection with <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>subspecies <it>jejuni</it>, biotype II, heat stable serotype O:19. A 46-year-old Caucasian man developed acute motor neuropathy 10 days after mild intestinal infection. The proximal and distal muscle weakness of his upper and lower extremities was associated with serum antibodies to <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>and antibodies to ganglioside GM1. The electromyographic signs of neuropathic muscle action potentials with almost normal nerve conduction velocities indicated axonal neuropathy. Our patient's clinical and electrophysiological features fulfilled criteria for the diagnosis of an acute motor axonal neuropathy, a subtype of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>As this is the first case of acute motor axonal neuropathy following infection with <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>subspecies <it>jejuni </it>reported from the Balkan area, the present findings indicate the need for systematic studies and further clinical, epidemiological and microbiological investigations on the prevalence of <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>and its heat stable serotypes in the etiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome and other post-infectious sequelae.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ad8a40fa36c4db28ed60555612b90862022-12-21T20:55:32ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472010-03-014110110.1186/1752-1947-4-101Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case reportBabić TatjanaKocic BranislavaŠuturkova LjubicaPrice LawrenceNg Lai-KingMorić OlgaLavrnić DraganaMiljković-Selimović BiljanaRistić LjiljanaApostolski Slobodan<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p><it>Campylobacter </it>species represent the main cause of bacterial diarrhea in developed countries and one of the most frequent causes of enterocolitis in developing ones. In some patients, <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>infection of the gastrointestinal tract has been observed as an antecedent illness of acute motor axonal neuropathy, a variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy following infection with <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>subspecies <it>jejuni</it>, biotype II, heat stable serotype O:19. A 46-year-old Caucasian man developed acute motor neuropathy 10 days after mild intestinal infection. The proximal and distal muscle weakness of his upper and lower extremities was associated with serum antibodies to <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>and antibodies to ganglioside GM1. The electromyographic signs of neuropathic muscle action potentials with almost normal nerve conduction velocities indicated axonal neuropathy. Our patient's clinical and electrophysiological features fulfilled criteria for the diagnosis of an acute motor axonal neuropathy, a subtype of Guillain-Barré syndrome.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>As this is the first case of acute motor axonal neuropathy following infection with <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>subspecies <it>jejuni </it>reported from the Balkan area, the present findings indicate the need for systematic studies and further clinical, epidemiological and microbiological investigations on the prevalence of <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>and its heat stable serotypes in the etiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome and other post-infectious sequelae.</p>http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/101 |
| spellingShingle | Babić Tatjana Kocic Branislava Šuturkova Ljubica Price Lawrence Ng Lai-King Morić Olga Lavrnić Dragana Miljković-Selimović Biljana Ristić Ljiljana Apostolski Slobodan Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| title | Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report |
| title_full | Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report |
| title_short | Enteritis caused by <it>Campylobacter jejuni </it>followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy: a case report |
| title_sort | enteritis caused by it campylobacter jejuni it followed by acute motor axonal neuropathy a case report |
| url | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/101 |
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