Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Varicella-Zoster Infection

• Main Authors: Armando Hernández Pernía, Olmedo Ferrer Ocando, Melvis Arteaga Vizcaino, Luis Velásquez, Yenny Ferrer Ocando
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2003
• Subjects: Síndrome de Guillain-Barré; Varicela Zoster; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/91ca5df4f0d7461d9569a6745dec8b72

Guillain-Barre Syndrome is the most common cause of acute polyradiculoneuropathology. It is an immunological illness, predominantly motor proximal, demyelining and inflammatory, and triggered by a viral or bacterial infectious process, surgery, vaccines or medication. It is the most frequent cause of acute flaccid paralysis, with an annual incidence of 0.4 to 2.4 cases per 100.000 habitants. The Varicella-Zoster virus belongs to the Herpes virus family, and Varicella is its most frequent manifestation, in association with lung complications (pneumonitis), Reye Syndrome and neurological complications such as: Encephalitis, meningitis, cerebellitis, transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. A case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, in a 55 year-old patient male, after suffering infection by Varicella-Zoster, is presented.