Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Ahmed Virani,
Erica Rabold,
Taylor Hanson,
Aaron Haag,
Rawiya Elrufay,
Tariq Cheema,
Marvin Balaan,
Nitin Bhanot
Affiliations
Ahmed Virani
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, United States
Erica Rabold
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, United States
Taylor Hanson
Department of Internal Medicine, United States
Aaron Haag
Department of Internal Medicine, United States
Rawiya Elrufay
Division of Infectious Disease, United States
Tariq Cheema
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, United States
Marvin Balaan
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, United States
Nitin Bhanot
Division of Infectious Disease, United States; Corresponding author at: Division of Infectious Disease, 420 East North Ave, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, United States.
We present a case of Guillain- Barré Syndrome (GBS) in a patient with confirmed COVID-19 infection. GBS in commonly encountered after an antecedent trigger, most commonly an infection. To date, only one case of GBS associated with this infection has been described. Clinicians should consider this entity since it may warrant appropriate isolation precautions especially in a patient who may not present primarily with typical constitutional and respiratory symptoms associated with COVID-19.
