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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan;8(1):59-60.
doi: 10.4103/0973-6247.126695.

A Rare case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy treated with plasma exchange

Rahul Vasudev  1 , Tilak Raj Raina  1
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Case Reports

A Rare case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in pregnancy treated with plasma exchange

Rahul Vasudev et al. Asian J Transfus Sci. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Guillain-Barre syndromé (GBS) is an autoimmune disorder. It is rare in pregnancy as there is a decrease in cell-mediated immunity. A case of 28-year-old pregnant woman who presented with acute flaccid quadriplegia suffering from GBS is discussed in this study. She was treated with plasma exchange in her immediate post-partum period. The management of GBS in pregnancy has been discussed.

Keywords: Guillain-Barré Syndrome in pregnancy; plasma exchange; therapeutic plasma exchange.

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Conflicting of Interest: None declared.

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