Guillain-Barré syndrome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Report of three cases
ABSTRACT Several cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) associated with SARS-CoV-2 have been published, most being acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Between April and December 2020, 1,499 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection were admitted to Hospital del Salvador, in Santiago, Chile, serving a population of 521,920 adults. In the same period, seven cases of GBS were admitted. Three females had a demyelinated type of GBS associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. All three presented with progressive flaccid symmetrical areflexic weakness with inability to walk, one needed intubation and mechanical ventilation due to SARS-CoV2 infection. All had a favorable, rapid response to intravenous immunoglobulin. In two patients, the onset of GBS was almost concomitant with SARS-CoV-2 infection. A causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and GBS has been questioned since no increase of GBS has occurred during the pandemic. However, a rise in GBS associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection could be hidden due to a general decrease of GBS due to the decrease of all other infections. Lack of reporting due to the pandemic could be an added factor.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedad Médica de Santiago
2021
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872021001201812 |
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