Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Child With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to COVID-19

Maaloul Ines; Jallouli Leila; Gargouri Rania; Chabchoub Imen; Abid Leila; Aloulou Hajer; Kamoun Thouraya

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003577

Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Child With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Related to COVID-19

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Aug 1;41(8):e324-e325. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003577. Epub 2022 Jul 13.

Authors

Maaloul Ines¹, Jallouli Leila¹, Gargouri Rania², Chabchoub Imen¹, Abid Leila², Aloulou Hajer¹, Kamoun Thouraya¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Pediatrics.
² Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sfax, Tunisia.

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome has been associated with acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in children. Here, we report a 4-year-old boy who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome in the course of multisystem inflammatory syndrome related to COVID-19.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
Child
Child, Preschool
Family
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / complications
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / etiology
Humans
Male
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / complications
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnosis

Supplementary concepts

pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related