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Case Report

A Rare Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

by
Margaret Kennedy
1 and
Mariya Apostolova
1,*
1
Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
2
Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, PA, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Neurol. Int. 2013, 5(2), e7; https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2013.e7
Submission received: 18 November 2012 / Revised: 3 April 2013 / Accepted: 8 April 2013 / Published: 25 June 2013

Abstract

Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis. Neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis, such as the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome, have been rarely reported and usually present late in the course of the disease. We describe a case of a 29 year old male with no significant past medical history who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome following an infection with Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis. Supportive treatment resulted in full recovery.
Keywords: Guillain-Barre syndrome; infectious mononucleosis; atypical lymphocytes; Bell’s palsy Epstein-Barr virus Guillain-Barre syndrome; infectious mononucleosis; atypical lymphocytes; Bell’s palsy Epstein-Barr virus

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Kennedy, M.; Apostolova, M. A Rare Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Neurol. Int. 2013, 5, e7. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2013.e7

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Kennedy M, Apostolova M. A Rare Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Neurology International. 2013; 5(2):e7. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2013.e7

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Kennedy, Margaret, and Mariya Apostolova. 2013. "A Rare Case of Infectious Mononucleosis Complicated by Guillain-Barre Syndrome" Neurology International 5, no. 2: e7. https://doi.org/10.4081/ni.2013.e7

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