Two Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Ricketsial Infection

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 11(1); 1993 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1993;11(1): 112-116.

리켓치아 감염후 속발된 Guillain-Barre 증후군 2예

조기현, 김명규

전남대학교 신경과.

Two Cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Ricketsial Infection

Ki-Hyun Cho, M.D., Myeong-Kyu Kim, M.D.

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine Chonnam National University

Abstract

The Guillain-Barre Sydrome (GBS) is an acute inflammatory demylinating polyradiculoneuropathy of unknown etiology. It occurs frequently one to three weeks after a banal antecedent respiratory or gastrointestinal infection. Other preceding events include surgical procedures, viral exanthems and other viral illnesses, mycoplasma infections, the spirochetal infection of Lyrne disease, lymphomatous disease, adrninistration of vaccination and so on. We experienced 2 cases of typical GBS in clinical features, CSF finding and electrophysiological aspect after antecedent nckettsial infection. To our knowledge, this is the first discription of GBS associated with preceding rickettsial disease. We would like to suggest that rickettsial infection would be one of possible antecedent illness associated with GBS.