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| All | Since 2020 | |
| Citation | 8502 | 4519 |
| h-index | 30 | 23 |
| i10-index | 227 | 96 |
CASE REPORT ON GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME FOLLOWING WEIL'S DISEASE
Shiby Sara Shaji, Shone Padinjarethil George*, Dr. Greeshma H.G., Dr. Gowri Rathish, Dr. Mohan Varghese and Dr. Thomas Jacob
. Abstract Leptospirosis is a reemerging zoonotic infection caused by leptospira species. Less than 10% cases of leptospirosis develop into a severe form called Weil’s Disease. Guillain Barre Syndrome is an inflammatory polyneuropathy and the occurrence of Guillain Barre Syndrome following Weil’s Disease is found to be a rare neurological complication. Immune mediated mechanism is thought to be involved in the mechanism and was treated with Plasma exchange, Intravenous Immunoglobulin and other supportive measures. Keywords: Weil’s Disease, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Polyneuropathy, Intravenous Immunoglobulin. [Full Text Article] [Download Certificate] |
