Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A case report

Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy: A case report

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare condition in pregnancy which is characterised by symmetrical progressive ascending polyneuropathy. A case of a 16-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with rapidly progressive limb paralysis following an upper respiratory tract infection a week prior to presenta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Women's health (London, England) England), 2017-04, Vol.13 (1), p.10-13
Hauptverfasser: Hukuimwe, Misai, Matsa, Tawanda T, Gidiri, Muchabayiwa F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Apheresis
Case Report
Case reports
Female
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - complications
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - physiopathology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - therapy
Humans
Infections
Intravenous administration
Paralysis
Polyneuropathy
Pregnancy
Respiratory failure
Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology
Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy
Respiratory tract
Respiratory tract diseases
Stillbirth
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Zusammenfassung:Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare condition in pregnancy which is characterised by symmetrical progressive ascending polyneuropathy. A case of a 16-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with rapidly progressive limb paralysis following an upper respiratory tract infection a week prior to presentation is discussed. She was intubated as she had developed respiratory failure and managed in the intensive care unit by a multidisciplinary team. Plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin were not readily available so she was managed conservatively. The management of Guillain-Barré syndrome, maternal and foetal outcomes have been discussed.
ISSN:1745-5065
1745-5057
1745-5065
DOI:10.1177/1745505717704128