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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun 27;5(2):20-2.
doi: 10.4081/ni.2013.e7. Print 2013 Jun 25.

A rare case of infectious mononucleosis complicated by guillain-barre syndrome

Margaret Kennedy  1 , Mariya Apostolova
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A rare case of infectious mononucleosis complicated by guillain-barre syndrome

Margaret Kennedy et al. Neurol Int. .

Abstract

Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome characterized by fever, lymphadenopathy and pharyngitis. Neurologic complications of infectious mononucleosis, such as the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome, have been rarely reported and usually present late in the course of the disease. We describe a case of a 29 year old male with no significant past medical history who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome following an infection with Epstein-Barr virus associated infectious mononucleosis. Supportive treatment resulted in full recovery.

Keywords: Bell’s palsy Epstein-Barr virus.; Guillain-Barre syndrome; atypical lymphocytes; infectious mononucleosis.

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