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[Guillain-Bare syndrome in a patient with tuberculous]
A A Savin1, A V Bugun2, E B Tsomaeva2
1Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
The article reports on the rarest case of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the form of acute motor-sensory polyneuropathy in a female patient with tuberculous meningitis, disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis, and tuberculous pleurisy. In the neurological status at the exit from the coma, the patient was diagnosed with tetraplegia, bulbar syndrome, and respiratory disorders. Further, within a week, pronounced muscle atrophy appeared. Active etiotropic, pathogenetic therapy, including plasmapheresis, gave a dramatic effect with a significant improvement in the condition and a gradual regression of neurological disorders. The differential diagnosis was carried out primarily with critical illness polyneuropathy. The authors emphasize the rarity of the presented case: to date, such a combination of pathologies has never been described in the literature.
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