A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disease with multiple organ involvement with high morbidity and mortality rate. Among the severe potential fatal complications are those of the central and peripheral nervous system which usually develop during the course of the disease an...
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| author | Helen Chioma Okoh Sandeep Singh Lubana Spencer Langevin Susan Sanelli-Russo Adriana Abrudescu |
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| description | Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disease with multiple organ involvement with high morbidity and mortality rate. Among the severe potential fatal complications are those of the central and peripheral nervous system which usually develop during the course of the disease and very rarely from the outset of the disease. We are reporting a rare case of Miller-Fisher (MFS) variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as the first manifestation of SLE in a 41-year-old female who progressed to flaccid paralysis with no neurological improvement with initial immunosuppressive therapy, plasmapheresis, and first cycle of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) but with remarkable and complete recovery after the second 5-day course of IVIG. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-daa898af04384c48bc32eb0eca673bb02025-02-03T05:53:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972015-01-01201510.1155/2015/528026528026A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré SyndromeHelen Chioma Okoh0Sandeep Singh Lubana1Spencer Langevin2Susan Sanelli-Russo3Adriana Abrudescu4Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USAIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USAIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USAIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USAIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, NY 11432, USASystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune systemic disease with multiple organ involvement with high morbidity and mortality rate. Among the severe potential fatal complications are those of the central and peripheral nervous system which usually develop during the course of the disease and very rarely from the outset of the disease. We are reporting a rare case of Miller-Fisher (MFS) variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as the first manifestation of SLE in a 41-year-old female who progressed to flaccid paralysis with no neurological improvement with initial immunosuppressive therapy, plasmapheresis, and first cycle of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) but with remarkable and complete recovery after the second 5-day course of IVIG.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/528026 |
| spellingShingle | Helen Chioma Okoh Sandeep Singh Lubana Spencer Langevin Susan Sanelli-Russo Adriana Abrudescu A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome Case Reports in Rheumatology |
| title | A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_full | A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_short | A Case of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting as Guillain-Barré Syndrome |
| title_sort | case of systemic lupus erythematosus presenting as guillain barre syndrome |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/528026 |
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