Pontali Emanuele, Feasi Marcello, Crisalli Maria Paola, Cassola Giovanni
Department of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Via Volta, 16128 Genoa, Italy.
Case Rep Infect Dis. 2011;2011:972096. doi: 10.1155/2011/972096. Epub 2011 Jul 2.
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute or subacute peripheral polyneuropathy characterized by symmetrical muscle weakness. Its occurrence has been reported during acute HIV seroconversion since 1985. Among HIV-infected subjects, GBS has generally a favourable outcome. We report a case of GBS with fatal outcome during HIV seroconversion.
吉兰-巴雷综合征(GBS)是一种以对称性肌肉无力为特征的急性或亚急性周围性多发性神经病。自1985年以来,已有报告称其在急性HIV血清转化期间发生。在HIV感染患者中,GBS通常预后良好。我们报告一例在HIV血清转化期间出现致命结局的GBS病例。