The Guillain-Barré syndrome following dengue fever
Esack, A.; Teelucksingh, S.; Singh, N.
West Indian Medical Journal 48(1): 36-37
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-3144 PMID: 10375992 Document Number: 506184
A 44 year old female presented with fever, muscle aches, rash and a low platelet count. IgM antibody to dengue virus was positive. Two weeks later she developed a flaccid areflexic quadriparesis. Nerve conduction studies showed a predominantly demyelitinating sensory motor polyneuropathy consistent with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Despite the relatively common occurrence of dengue fever, an associated polyradiculoneuropathy is distinctly uncommon.