Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Teenage Girl: A Severe Case With Anti-GM2 Antibodies Associated With Acute CMV Infection and Literature Review

Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2020 Mar;59(3):300-304. doi: 10.1177/0009922819898186. Epub 2019 Dec 31.

Authors

Cláudia Teles Silva¹, Sónia Silva¹, Marta João Silva^{1

2}, Ana Filipe Almeida³, Jacinta Fonseca^{1

2}, Cláudia Melo^{1

2}, Mafalda Sampaio¹, Raquel Sousa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Porto, Portugal.
² Faculdade de Medicina do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
³ Centro de Reabilitação do Norte, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 31888351
DOI: 10.1177/0009922819898186

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Biomarkers / blood
Cytomegalovirus Infections / complications*
Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
Female
G(M2) Ganglioside / immunology*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / diagnosis*
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / immunology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / virology
Humans
Immunoglobulin M / blood*
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Biomarkers
Immunoglobulin M
G(M2) Ganglioside