A Case of Pediatric Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Megan Gupta; Sanaz Monjazeb; Tena Rosser; Jonathan D Santoro; Nusrat Ahsan

doi:10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.06.013

A Case of Pediatric Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Sep:146:129-131. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.06.013. Epub 2023 Jun 22.

Authors

Megan Gupta¹, Sanaz Monjazeb¹, Tena Rosser², Jonathan D Santoro², Nusrat Ahsan³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
² Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
³ Division of Neurology, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Neurology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: nahsan@chla.usc.edu.

PMID: 37481934
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.06.013

Abstract

We report a two-year-old girl whose progressive lower extremity weakness was masked by a respiratory presentation, only to be identified as having Guillain-Barré syndrome in the context of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis. This case adds to the expanding literature of postinfectious demyelinating disorders in very young children, which seem to be unrelated to particular antigenic triggers.

Keywords: Autoimmune; Guillain-Barré syndrome; Postinfectious; RSV.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / complications
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / diagnosis
Humans
Muscle Weakness
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / complications