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- Title
Miller Fisher Variant of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Secondary to Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report with Review of Literature.
- Authors
Tatikonda, Chandra M.; Juvvadi, Kaushik R.; Panda, Sagarika; Mishra, Shakti B.; Dash, Abhilash
- Abstract
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is one of the common causes for acute flaccid paralysis in adults and mostly preceded by infection. Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) is a rare variant of GBS with incidence of 1 to 2 in 1,000,000. This syndrome has a triad of ataxia, areflexia, and ophthalmoplegia and diagnosed when two out above three features are present. It usually preceded by viral infection, most commonly Campylobacter jejuni , cytomegalovirus, and Epstein–Barr virus. However, it is very rarely reported in pulmonary tuberculosis. The pathogenesis involves an aberrant immune response due to molecular mimicry against myelin gangliosides. Hereby we are presenting an unusual case of MFS variant of GBS associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS complications; DISSEMINATED intravascular coagulation; CHEST X rays; HEMATOMA; NERVE conduction studies; MILLER Fisher syndrome; DEGLUTITION disorders; RISK assessment; NERVE tissue; ANTITUBERCULAR agents; COMPUTED tomography; LIPIDS; DISEASE risk factors; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology & Critical Care, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 2, p128
- ISSN
2348-0548
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1055/s-0043-1769109