Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following a Malignant Varicella in Immunocompetent Adult
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Dermatology & Research (IJCDR) - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection may trigger Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), but this is rare and almost always in the context of reactivation disease from latent VZV, ‘shingles’. We report here a case of severe GBS following primary VZV infection in an immunocompetent adult.
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Hakima Elmahi
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