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Posttransplant guillain barre syndrome
Posttransplant guillain barre syndrome.

Khan B, Hashmi KU, Ahmed P, Raza S, Hussain I, Malik HS, Naeem MA, Iqbal M.
Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2005 Feb;15(2):117-8.

Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi.

This case report describes a patient with severe aplastic anaemia, who developed Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) 10 weeks after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) from HLA-matched sibling-younger sister. GBS was preceded by pneumonia, herpes labialis and oral candidiasis a week earlier. Treatment with ventilatory management, intravenous human immunoglobulin (IVIg) and antimicrobials resulted in smooth recovery in thirty-one days.