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Giullain Barre Syndrome
associated with Brucellosis
Mohammad Barzegar1, Maryam Shoaran2
ABSTRACT
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a prototypical post-infectious autoimmune disease. We report a case of Guillain- Barre syndrome in a 9-year old boy who was admitted with weakness of both lower limbs for 10 days and a history of previously treated brucellosis.
KEY WORDS: Guillain Barre Syndrome, Brucellosis, Autoimmune disease, Molecular mimicry.
Pak J Med Sci April - June 2009 Vol. 25 No. 2 329-331
How to cite this article:
Barzegar M, Shoaran M. Giullain Barre Syndrome associated with Brucellosis. Pak J Med Sci 2009;25(2):329-331.
1. Mohammad Barzegar MD,
Professor of Pediatric Neurology,
2. Maryam Shoaran, MD,
1,2: Tabriz Children’s Hospital,
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,
Tabriz, Iran.
Correspondence
Maryam Shoaran,
Email: Maryamshoaran1@gmail.com
* Received for Publication: October 9, 2008
* Accepted: January 25, 2009
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