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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a case report
Authors:
Damith Isanka Bandara Dissanayake ,
Ministry of Health, LK
About Damith
general medicine
Nimal Seneviratne
TH Anuradhapura, LK
About Nimal
General Medicine
Abstract
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune mediated polyradiculoneuropathy. GBS manifests as a rapidly evolving areflexic ascending type flaccid motor paralysis. Mycoplasma infection is known to cause GBS, but serologically confirmed cases have not been reported in Sri Lanka. We report a case of Guillain-Barré syndrome presenting in association with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a 27-year-old previously healthy male.
How to Cite:
Dissanayake, D.I.B. and Seneviratne, N., 2015. Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection: a case report. Anuradhapura Medical Journal, 9(2), pp.38–40. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/amj.v9i2.7545
Published on
26 Dec 2015.
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