Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Case of Typhoid Fever: an Uncommon Association

Authors

  • Abdul Basit Ibne Momen Assistant Registrar, Department of Medicine, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Furial Quraishi Twinkle Medical Student, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Aminur Rahman Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh
  • Firoz Ahmed Quraishi Professor, Department of Neurology, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v32i2.53799

Keywords:

Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Typhoid Fever, Association

Abstract

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) following typhoid is extremely uncommon and only few case reports are available in literature. The importance of this case report is to highlight upon the fact that a diagnosis of GBS should always be kept in mind whenever a patient of typhoid fever develops weakness. We report a young girl with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, she was improved.

Bangladesh J Medicine July 2021; 32(2) : 142-144

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Published

2021-06-05

How to Cite

Momen, A. B. I., Twinkle, F. Q., Rahman, A., & Quraishi, F. A. (2021). Guillain-Barre Syndrome in a Case of Typhoid Fever: an Uncommon Association. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine, 32(2), 142–144. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v32i2.53799

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Case Reports