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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 7;27(1):52-54.
doi: 10.34763/jmotherandchild.20232701.d-22-00066. eCollection 2023 Jun 1.

Management of COVID-19-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Full-Term Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Anouar Jarraya  1 , Manel Kammoun  1 , Sonda Dammak  1 , Kamel Kolsi  1
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Management of COVID-19-Associated Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Full-Term Pregnant Woman: A Case Report

Anouar Jarraya et al. J Mother Child. .

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) can occur after viral infections. Its occurrence after COVID-19 infection in the peripartum period is a very rare co-occurrence. Therefore, there are no guidelines for the management of these patients. We report the case of a 32-year-old pregnant woman who developed COVID-19-associated GBS with aspiration pneumonia, motor weakness, and ascending paralysis at 39 weeks of gestation. Preoperative plasmatic exchange (plasmapheresis) and oxygen support were very effective and allowed for a rapid recovery within five days. Because of foetal distress during labor, the patient had a caesarean section under spinal anaesthesia with no maternal complications or adverse foetal outcomes.

Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Plasmapheresis; Pregnancy.

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