Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

Mohammad Darvishi; Hamze Shahali; Azade Amirabadi Farahani

doi:10.4081/ejtm.2021.9494

European Journal of Translational Myology (Aug 2021)

Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

Mohammad Darvishi,
Hamze Shahali,
Azade Amirabadi Farahani

Affiliations

Mohammad Darvishi: Aerospace and Sub-Aquatic Medical Faculty, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Hamze Shahali: Aerospace and Sub-Aquatic Medical Faculty, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Azade Amirabadi Farahani: Department of Medical Pathology, Medical Faculty, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.2021.9494

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A 56-year-old man was referred to the emergency department for the subacute onset of and weakness in the lower extremities, paraesthesia and pain. He was diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and then, he received the necessary treatment according to national protocol. Radiographic, laboratory, and electroneurographic findings indicated an acute polyradiculoneuritis with prominent demyelination and suggesting the diagnosis of Guillain-Barr syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection.

Published in European Journal of Translational Myology

ISSN: 2037-7452 (Print); 2037-7460 (Online)
Publisher: PAGEPress Publications
Country of publisher: Italy
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Human anatomy
Website: https://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/bam

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