Possible association between Guillain-Barré syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection in children: A case report and literature review.

Guillain-Barré syndrome children coronavirus disease 2019 intravenous immunoglobulin

Journal

Experimental and therapeutic medicine
ISSN: 1792-1015
Titre abrégé: Exp Ther Med
Pays: Greece
ID NLM: 101531947

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jul 2022
Historique:
received: 13 01 2022
accepted: 13 04 2022
entrez: 24 6 2022
pubmed: 25 6 2022
medline: 25 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Neurological manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have been reported in adults and in children, varying from mild to more debilitant symptoms, including fatigue, headache and dizziness. A series of studies have revealed a possible association between Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis at all ages, and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case reports of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated GBS mainly include adult patients, while only a few pediatric cases have been reported. The present study describes a case of GBS in an Italian 9-year-old girl with previous SARS-CoV-2 infection as a possible trigger, and also conducts a literature review on pediatric COVID-19-associated GBS cases.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35747147
doi: 10.3892/etm.2022.11389
pii: ETM-24-1-11389
pmc: PMC9204538
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

462

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © Mussinatto et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Ilaria Mussinatto (I)

Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Chiara Benevenuta (C)

Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Anna Caci (A)

Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Mario M Calvo (MM)

Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Maria Impastato (M)

Department of Child Neuropsychiatry, ASL TO 4, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Massimo Barra (M)

Department of Neurology, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Egidio Genovese (E)

Department of Neuroradiology, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

Fabio Timeus (F)

Department of Pediatrics, Chivasso Hospital, I-10034 Turin, Italy.

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