An unusual presentation of Ewing sarcoma mimicking Guillain–Barré syndrome in a 17-year-old male

Ozgur Deniz Sadioglu; Ozgur Sogut; Baris Agca

doi:10.47391/JPMA.704

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Sep 2020)

An unusual presentation of Ewing sarcoma mimicking Guillain–Barré syndrome in a 17-year-old male

Ozgur Deniz Sadioglu ,
Ozgur Sogut ,
Baris Agca

Affiliations

Ozgur Deniz Sadioglu: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Haseki Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ozgur Sogut: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Haseki Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Baris Agca: Department of Neurology, University of Health Sciences, Dr.Ersin Arslan Training and Research Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.704

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Abstract The management of a patient admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), including paraplegia, who was subsequently diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma (ES) and spinal cord compression using MRI is discussed here. Pathological report confirmed the diagnosis of ES. The patient underwent immediate neurosurgery due to rapid progression of paraplegia. Keywords: Ewing sarcoma, Paraplegia, Guillain–Barré syndrome, Spinal cord compression

Published in Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

ISSN: 0030-9982 (Print)
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association
Country of publisher: Pakistan
LCC subjects: Medicine
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