Chicken-pox and the Guillain Barre Syndrome

Welch, R. G.

doi:10.1136/adc.37.195.557

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“…to subsequent onset of neurological disease remain uncertain. Pathogens reportedly associated with GBS include herpes viruses (HSV) (14,1S), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (1 6,17), cytomegalovirus (CMV) (18,19), human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) (20), varicella-zoster virus (VZV) (21,22), human T-cell lymphotrophic viruses (HTLV) (23,24), human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) (25,26), measles (27,28), coxsackievirus (29)(30)(31), rubella (32,33), mumps (34), influenza (35,36), hepatitis viruses (37,38), Mycoplasma pneumoniae (39,40), Rorrelia burgdocferi (4 1 ), respiratory syncytial virus (42), Campylobacter jejuni (43,44) echovirus ( 4 3 , coronavirus (46), parainfluenza (47), streptococcus (48), enterovirus (EV-70) (49), and parvovirus (50).…”

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Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

Terryberry

Sutjita

Shoenfeld

et al. 1995

Clinical Laboratory Analysis

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We surveyed the frequency of reported infections and target autoantigens in 56 Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) patients by detecting antibodies to myelin and microbes. Sulfatide (43%), cardiolipin (48%), GD1a (15%), SGPG (11%), and GM3 (11%) antibodies were the most frequently detected heterogenous autoantibodies. A wide spectrum of antimicrobial IgG and IgM antibodies were also detected; mumps-specific IgG (66%), adenovirus-specific IgG (52%), varicella-zoster virus-specific IgG (46%), and S. pneumoniae serotype 7-specific IgG (45%) were the most prevalent. Our results indicate that polyclonal expansion of physiologic and pathologic antibodies and/or molecular mimicry likely occurs following infection and is related to other autoimmune factors in the etiology of GBS. Although no single definitive myelin-specific autoantibody was identified, our results suggest a unique pattern of reactivity against autoantigens.

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Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

Terryberry

Sutjita

Shoenfeld

et al. 1995

Clinical Laboratory Analysis

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“…Of these, the most common are meningoencephalitis and acute cerebellar ataxia [1]. Other rare complications include transverse myelitis, Guillain-Barre syndrome and optic neuritis [6]. Thrombotic complications after varicella infection due to antibodies against protein S have also been described in literature [7].…”

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Pseudotumor cerebri: A rare complication of varicella

Zaki

Dadge

Asif

et al. 2015

J Pediatr Infect Dis

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Pseudotumor cerebri is a clinical syndrome that mimics brain tumor and is characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of intracranial pathology. This syndrome may have an identifiable specific underlying cause or may be idiopathic. The possible association between this condition and infections has been suggested in a few case series. We present a child with nephrotic syndrome on low dose steroids who developed pseudotumor cerebri following varicella infection. There are very few case reports describing such an association previously. We suggest that pseudotumor cerebri should be included in the differential diagnosis of persistent headache in a child suffering from varicella infection, especially when the child is on steroids.

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“…Several other neurological conditions have been described as possible rare complications of varicella, including transverse myelitis (10), optic neuritis (13) and Guillain-Barre syndrome (14).…”

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Pseudotumour cerebri complicating varicella in a child

1998

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Pseudotumour cerebri is a clinical syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of intracranial pathology. The possible association between this condition and infections has already been mentioned in a few case series. This paper describes a 6‐y‐old girl with a classical picture of pseudotumour cerebri which developed 1 week following varicella. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first description suggesting this association. Additional reports are required to support the possible relationship between the two conditions.

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Chicken-pox and the Guillain Barre Syndrome

Cited by 17 publications

References 8 publications

Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

Myelin‐ and microbe‐specific antibodies in guillain‐barré syndrome

Pseudotumor cerebri: A rare complication of varicella

Pseudotumour cerebri complicating varicella in a child

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