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[Guillain-Barre syndrome. Cytomegalovirus infections and pregnancy]
1Medicinsk afdeling og neuromedicinsk afdeling, Centralsygehuset i Esbjerg.
A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome during pregnancy is presented. The patient was 11 weeks' pregnant and developed tetraparesis over a few weeks. She did not require mechanical ventilation. Elevated liver enzymes and virocytosis in the peripheral blood were noted. Based on a positive IgM-antibody titre, a primary cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed. The patient recovered completely and gave birth to a child of 43 weeks' gestation. Cytomegalovirus IgM-antibody was demonstrated in umbilical cord blood. The child appeared healthy without abnormalities at nine weeks of age.
A case of Guillain-Barré syndrome during pregnancy is presented. The patient was 11 weeks' pregnant and developed tetraparesis over a few weeks. She did not require mechanical ventilation. Elevated liver enzymes and virocytosis in the peripheral blood were noted. Based on a positive IgM-antibody titre, a primary cytomegalovirus infection was diagnosed. The patient recovered completely and gave birth to a child of 43 weeks' gestation. Cytomegalovirus IgM-antibody was demonstrated in umbilical cord blood. The child appeared healthy without abnormalities at nine weeks of age.