Guillain-Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report

Leonard Wanninayake; Dilani Rajapaksha; Narmada Nair; Kamal Gunarathne; Udaya Ranawaka

doi:10.1186/s12883-024-03607-1

Guillain-Barre syndrome of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type associated with herpes zoster: a case report

BMC Neurol. 2024 Apr 3;24(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12883-024-03607-1.

Authors

Leonard Wanninayake¹, Dilani Rajapaksha², Narmada Nair², Kamal Gunarathne³, Udaya Ranawaka⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. leonardwanni@gmail.com.
² Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
³ National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.

Abstract

Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) following Varicella zoster is a rare presentation and has only been reported in a few cases around the world. Of the reported cases, the type of GBS is not specified in the majority, and where specified is of the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP) type. We report a case of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN) type GBS following herpes zoster in a 27-year-old male who presented with bilateral lower limb weakness and left sided lower motor neuron type facial nerve palsy a week after herpes zoster infection.

Keywords: AMAN; Guillan Barre Syndrome (GBS); Herpes zoster.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amantadine
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / complications
Guillain-Barre Syndrome* / diagnosis
Herpes Zoster*
Humans
Male
Neural Conduction / physiology
Varicella Zoster Virus Infection*

Substances

Amantadine