Guillan barre syndrome in post Covid-19 infection in children.

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory poly-radiculoneuropathy occurring usually two weeks after a viral infection.Covid-19 infection represent with respiratory symptoms, but it might manifests with extra pulmonary symptoms, and especially neurological including Guillain-Barre syndrom. A 3 years old female patient admitted to the intensive care unit for an acute symmetric and progressive ascending quadriparesis two weeks after an upper respiratory infection, the diagnosis of post covid GBS was maintained, and the evolution was favorable after intraveneous immunoglobulins. This case report suggest the probable causal link between COVID 19 and GBS. © 2021 The Authors.

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Sanae El Mezzeoui, Fatima Zahra Aftiss, Mohammed Aabdi, Houssam Bkiyar, Brahim Housni. Guillan barre syndrome in post Covid-19 infection in children. Annals of medicine and surgery (2012). 2021 Jul;67:102524

PMID: 34178315

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