Case Report: Post Dengue Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Dr Afsana Begum, Dr Safia Binte Rabbani
Dengue, an acute viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is highly endemic in many tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Various types of neurological manifestations are described in dengue fever, of which peripheral neuropathy or GBS is rarely reported. This is the second case of post-dengue GBS reported from United Hospital in Bangladesh.
A 56-year-old South Korean man presented with fever, body ache, headache and skin rash for 2 days. There was no history suggestive of mucocutaneous bleeding. On clinical examination, patient was dehydrated; having generalized maculopapular rash more marked in face and trunk, his temperature was 99.4ºF. Investigations showed hemoglobin of 15.2 g/dl, total leukocytes count 2...