Guillain-Barré syndrome following type 4 dengue in Polynesia

Guillain-Barré syndrome following type 4 dengue in Polynesia

Dengue fever is the most frequent arbrovirus infection in the world. It is endemic in French Polynesia where epidemic outbreaks sometimes occur. The most common clinical presentation is that of a flu-like illness but hemorrhagic dengue fever can be observed in severe cases. Association of dengue fev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial 2011, Vol.71 (2), p.203-204
Hauptverfasser: Oehler, E, Le Henaff, O, Larre, P, Ghawche, F
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Sprache:fre
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Zusammenfassung:Dengue fever is the most frequent arbrovirus infection in the world. It is endemic in French Polynesia where epidemic outbreaks sometimes occur. The most common clinical presentation is that of a flu-like illness but hemorrhagic dengue fever can be observed in severe cases. Association of dengue fever with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been reported in a few cases. The relationship between these two pathologies is unclear but autoimmune mechanisms are probably involved.
ISSN:0025-682X