Case report: Guillain-Barre syndrome with pneumococcus – A new association in pediatrics

Case report: Guillain-Barre syndrome with pneumococcus – A new association in pediatrics

Guillain-Barre Syndrome, an acute flaccid paralysis known to be caused by recent Gastro-intestinal infections mainly campylobacter, and Respiratory infections mainly mycoplasma pneumoniae and influenza. One reported case of severe invasive pneumococcal disease in a 68 year old female, that presented...

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Main Authors: Hassan El Khatib, Amal Naous, Soha Ghanem, Ghassan Dbaibo, Mariam Rajab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Pneumococcus
ARDS
Streptococcus
Molecular mimicry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917301324

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