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Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection
Síndrome de Guillain-Barré asociado a infección por COVID-19
A. Esteban Molinaa,
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, M. Mata Martíneza, P. Sánchez Chuecaa, A. Carrillo Lópeza, I. Sancho Vala, T.A. Sanjuan-Villarrealb
a Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
b Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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    "textoCompleto" => "<span class="elsevierStyleSections"><p id="par0005" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Guillain-Barr&#233; syndrome is the most common cause of flaccid paralysis in developed countries&#46; This acute&#44; mixed demyelinating and axonal polyneuropathy can manifest at any age&#44; though it is most often observed in childhood&#46; The underlying etiopathogenesis is not fully clear&#44; though immunological phenomena causing destruction of the myelin component of the peripheral nerves are known to be involved&#46;</p><p id="par0010" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The anomalous inflammatory events that characterize the syndrome can be triggered by infectious&#44; toxic or biochemical agents&#44; or may manifest in the context of neoplastic disease&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a></p><p id="par0015" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The appearance of the new SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has become a threat for the world population&#44; and has taxed healthcare systems to the limit&#46; This viral infection is particularly virulent in patients with chronic diseases and in immune depressed individuals&#46; Although respiratory problems are the main manifestation of COVID-19 disease&#44; some studies have already described the secondary neurological impact of the infection&#44; affecting at least 36&#37; of all patients&#44; and which reflects the neurotrophic potential of the virus&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0010"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> From the neurological perspective&#44; anosmia is the most frequent finding&#46; The nervous system manifestations have been significantly more common in patients with severe infection than in non-severe cases&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a></p><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">We present the first reported case of Guillain-Barr&#233; syndrome in Spain in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a woman admitted to the Intensive Care Unit &#40;ICU&#41; of Miguel Servet Hospital in Zaragoza &#40;Spain&#41;&#46; The first published case corresponded to the city of Jinzhou&#44; in the province of Hubei &#40;China&#41;&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0020"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> and the first case series &#40;5 patients&#41; was recorded in Italy&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a></p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A 55-year-old woman with a history of dyslipidemia and active smoking reported to the emergency room on 6 April 2020 due to fever&#44; dry cough and exertional dyspnea for the previous 15 days&#46; In the last 24&#8239;h she had experienced paresthesias of the hands and feet&#44; together with weakness of the legs&#46; She was living with patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection&#46;</p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">At initial exploration the patient was conscious and oriented&#44; with a blood pressure of 155&#47;102&#8239;mmHg&#44; heart rate 103&#8239;bpm&#44; temperature 36&#46;6&#8239;&#176;C&#44; and basal SatO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> 93&#37;&#46; She presented eupnea with a respiratory frequency of 20&#8239;rpm&#44; and bibasal crepitants were identified at pulmonary auscultation&#46; Strength and sensitivity were preserved in all four extremities&#46; The rest of the physical examination revealed no significant alterations&#46;</p><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The chest X-ray study evidenced left lower lobe condensation&#44; while the laboratory blood tests showed leukocytes 7400&#47;mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span>&#44; lymphocytes 2400&#47;mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span>&#44; hemoglobin 14&#8239;g&#47;dl&#44; platelets 408&#46;000&#47;mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span>&#46; The liver and kidney function and coagulation parameters were normal&#46; D-dimer 556&#8239;ng&#47;mL&#46; Ferritin 544&#8239;ng&#47;mL&#46; C-reactive protein 2&#46;04&#8239;mg&#47;dl&#46; Fibrinogen 6&#46;8&#8239;g&#47;dl&#46; Arterial blood gases&#58; P<span class="elsevierStyleInf">O2</span> 85&#8239;mmHg&#44; P<span class="elsevierStyleInf">CO2</span> 30&#8239;mmHg&#46;</p><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Nasopharyngeal swab polymerase chain reaction &#40;PCR&#41; testing for SARS-CoV-2 proved negative&#44; though this was interpreted as a false negative result&#44; and treatment was started with hydroxychloroquine&#44; ceftriaxone and azithromycin&#46;</p><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">On 9 April the patient reported intense lumbar pain irradiating to both legs&#44; with progressive weakness of all four extremities&#44; associated to dysphagia&#46;</p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Magnetic resonance imaging revealed slightly enhanced leptomeningeal uptake at brainstem and cervical spinal cord level&#46; Lumbar puncture showed clear and transparent cerebrospinal fluid &#40;CSF&#41; with albumin-cytological dissociation&#44; three leukocytes per mm<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span> and protein elevation &#40;0&#46;86&#8239;g&#47;l&#59; reference &#8804;0&#46;45&#8239;g&#47;l&#41;&#46; Cerebrospinal fluid culture revealed no bacterial or viral infection&#46;</p><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">With a diagnosis of Guillain-Barr&#233; syndrome&#44; treatment was prescribed in the form of immunoglobulins at a dose of 0&#46;4&#8239;mg&#47;kg&#47;day for 5 days&#46;</p><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After 48&#8239;h&#44; the neurological condition worsened&#44; with areflexic tetraparesis &#40;grade 2&#47;5 of the left arm&#44; grade 3&#47;5 of the right arm&#44; and grade 4&#47;5 of both legs&#41; associated to liquid swallowing difficulties&#44; bilateral facial diplegia&#44; eyelid closing weakness and tongue and perioral paresthesias&#46; There were no meningeal signs&#46; Ventilation and SatO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> were adequate&#44; with no need for ventilatory support&#46; In this context&#44; transfer to intensive care was decided&#46; Repeat PCR testing for COVID-19 proved positive&#46;</p><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">During her stay in the ICU&#44; the patient showed no progression of the radiological infiltrate or worsening of her respiratory symptoms&#46; She experienced apnea-hypopnea episodes with a transient decrease in SatO<span class="elsevierStyleInf">2</span> that subsided&#44; with progressive improvement of the neurological condition&#46;</p><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After 5 days of ICU stay&#44; the patient was moved to the Neurology ward due to clinical improvement&#44; with motor balance 5&#47;5 of the right arm&#44; 3&#47;5 of the left arm and 4&#47;5 of both legs &#8211; with persistence of her paresthesias&#46;</p><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The electrodiagnostic study made 8 days after onset of the neurological manifestations reported prolonged distal motor latencies in both the upper and the lower limbs&#44; as well as potentials with a certain time dispersion&#46; There were no F waves in either the posterior tibial or cubital nerves&#46; The left and right facial nerves both showed very prolonged distal motor latencies&#44; with potential time dispersion&#46; Potential desynchronization of the sensory nerve trunks of the arms was recorded&#44; with somewhat reduced velocities&#44; in contrast to the lower extremities&#44; which showed no sensory alterations&#46; The findings were consistent with sensory-motor polyneuropathy of a predominantly demyelinating nature&#46;</p><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">On the basis of this clinical case&#44; we support the hypothesis of an association between Guillain-Barr&#233; syndrome and SARS-CoV-2 infection&#44; as already documented by other authors&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0020"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4&#44;5</span></a></p><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Interpretation of the initial negative PCR test must be made with caution&#44; particularly in the presence of an unusual clinical condition&#44; though with strongly suspicious clinical and epidemiological data&#46; Inadequate sampling&#44; delays in transport&#44; preanalytical error in labeling the sample in the course of the process&#44; or scant elimination of the virus by the patient due to the stage of the disease&#44; are possible causes of false-negative readings that need to be considered&#46;</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Funding</span><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The present study has received no financial support&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0010">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest&#46;</p></span></span>"
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