Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Ahmed Virani; Erica Rabold; Taylor Hanson; Aaron Haag; Rawiya Elrufay; Tariq Cheema; Marvin Balaan; Nitin Bhanot

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00771

Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection

IDCases. 2020 Apr 18:20:e00771. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00771. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Ahmed Virani¹, Erica Rabold¹, Taylor Hanson², Aaron Haag², Rawiya Elrufay³, Tariq Cheema¹, Marvin Balaan¹, Nitin Bhanot³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, United States.
² Department of Internal Medicine, United States.
³ Division of Infectious Disease, United States.

Abstract

We present a case of Guillain- Barré Syndrome (GBS) in a patient with confirmed COVID-19 infection. GBS in commonly encountered after an antecedent trigger, most commonly an infection. To date, only one case of GBS associated with this infection has been described. Clinicians should consider this entity since it may warrant appropriate isolation precautions especially in a patient who may not present primarily with typical constitutional and respiratory symptoms associated with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Guillain-Barré Syndrome; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports