[A case of successful treatment of a severe form of polyradiculoneuritis].

A case of successful treatment of severe form of Guillain-Barre polyradiculoneuritis complicated with pneumonia, myocarditis and nephritis in a child aged 12 is described. Complex intensive therapy including discrete plasmapheresis led to the patient's extubation on day 21, complete recovery of arm and leg movements on week 5, and regression in signs of myocarditis, nephritis, and pneumonia. The stay in hospital accounted for 56 days, which is twice as little as compared to the literature data. Six months after treatment the child's condition was satisfactory, no pathology in neurological status was observed.