Author/Authors :
Farazdaghi, Mohsen Student Research Committee - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz - Department of Neurology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Zoghi, Anahita Department of Neurology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Moghimi, Mahnoosh Department of Internal Medicine - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Borhani Haghighi, Afshin Department of Neurology - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences - Transgenic and Stem Cell Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Background: Guillain-Barre Syndrome is an unusual complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation but it is extremely rare after solid organ transplantation such as kidney or liver transplantationCase report: A 48-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation presented with generalized weakness in an ascending pattern. History and examination were compatible with the diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) and paraclinical studies confirmed this diagnosis. He was treated for Guillain-Barre syndrome but no significant response was observed.Conclusion: Guillain-Barre´ syndrome rarely appears after organ transplantation but it should be considered in a patient presenting with its associated symptoms after transplantation.
Keywords :
Guillain-Barre´ syndrome , Kidney , Transplant , Weakness , Organ transplant
