Article ; Online: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Associated With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Detection and Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a Child.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
2020 Volume 9, Issue 4, Page(s) 510–513
Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome ... CoV-2 infection associated with acute Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), followed by 5 adult Italian ... descriptions of an association of GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection in a child. In our facility, an 11-year-old boy ...
| Abstract | Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Physicians in China reported what is believed to be the first adult case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection associated with acute Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), followed by 5 adult Italian patients and another case in the United States. In the current report, we present one of the first descriptions of an association of GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection in a child. In our facility, an 11-year-old boy presented with typical features of GBS and, after 5 days, a morbilliform skin rash over the palms of both hands. Three weeks before the start of the neurological symptoms, the boy had experienced an episode of mild febrile illness with mild respiratory manifestations and a persistent cough. The diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed by oropharyngeal swab on reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay. The disease course of our patient strongly suggests a possible relationship between the development of GBS and SARS-CoV-2 infection. The case is discussed in view of previous case reports regarding the association of GBS and COVID-19. |
|---|---|
| MeSH term(s) | Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Child ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/therapy ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/virology ; Humans ; Male ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; SARS-CoV-2 |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-06-16 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2668791-4 |
| ISSN | 2048-7207 ; 2048-7193 |
| ISSN (online) | 2048-7207 |
| ISSN | 2048-7193 |
| DOI | 10.1093/jpids/piaa086 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
More links
Kategorien
Order via subito
This service is chargeable due to the Delivery terms set by subito. Orders including an article and supplementary material will be classified as separate orders. In these cases, fees will be demanded for each order.