Tuberculous meningitis: An unlikely cause of Guillain-Barre syndrome
Nishanth D, Rahul K, Ashok K, Sanjay C
The Indian journal of tuberculosis · 2020-01
Abstract
Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a life-threatening immune-mediated acute inflammatory polyneuropathy and is associated with various antecedent infections. Its association with tuberculosis is very uncommon with only a handful of cases being reported in the literature. It's association with tuberculous meningitis is even more scarce with only one case reported in literature till date. We report a 40-year-old lady with GBS associated with tuberculous meningitis. GBS was confirmed with clinical examination and nerve conduction studies.
MeSH terms
- Brain
- Spinal Cord
- Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Humans
- Tuberculosis, Meningeal
- Muscle Weakness
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome
- Muscle Hypotonia
- Reflex, Abnormal
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
- Immunologic Factors
- Antitubercular Agents
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Electrodiagnosis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Neural Conduction
- Adult
- Female