Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy following Plasmodium vivax malaria- a case report
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradicul oneuropathy (AIDP) is usually preceded by infection with certain bacteria and viruses. Parasitic infection has rarely been reported as a causal factor for AIDP. Neurological manifestations following malaria is co mmonly seen with P . falciparum. There are on ly few case reports of Guillain – Barré Syndrome or facial dip legia following P . vivax infection. Here we are reporting a patient who developed AIDP and facial diplegia within two weeks following successful treatment of P . vivax infection.
Authors and Affiliations
Tony Ete, Sumantro Mondal, Debanjali Sinha, Kaushik Bhar , Soumik Sarkar, Jyotirmoy Pal, Alakendu Ghosh
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- EP ID EP106228
- DOI 10.5455/ijm sph. 2014. 0 2 02 2014 1
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