ITP Associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 12(4); 1994 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1994;12(4): 776-780.

급성 특발성 혈소판감소성 자반병에 동반된 다발성 말초신경 ?신경근병증

이승환, 이동국,임정근,이상도,박영춘

계명대학교 신경과. 대구 카톨릭대학교 신경과.

ITP Associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Seung Hwan Lee, M.D., Dong Kuck Lee, M.D., Jung Geun Lim, M.D., Sang Doe Yi, M.D., Young Choon Park, M.D.

Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Taegu Catholic University School of Medicine

Abstract

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a disorder caused by the interaction of IgG and other antibodies with the antigen on platelet surface. ITP associated with Guillain-Barre syndrome has been reported rarely to occur in the same patient simultaneously. We presented a young male patient who had acute ITP and Guillain-Barre syndrome at the same time. This case was interesting because IgG might play a prominent role in the development of ITP and Guillain-Barre syndrome. It has been suggested that humoral immune mechanism play a role in the development of Guillain-Barre syndrome.