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KMID : 0191120180330040029
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2018 Volume.33 No. 4 p.29 ~ p.29
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Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Urinary Tract Infection by Escherichia coli
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Jo Yoon-Sik
Choi Jin-Yong
Chung Hong
Kim Yu-Seok
Na Sang-Jun
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Abstract
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Recurrent Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare, immune-mediated disease of the peripheral nervous system. It has been reported to occur at intervals ranging from four months to 10 years; published case studies suggest that 1%?6% of patients who have had GBS will experience recurrent attacks. The most commonly identified infections coinciding with GBS are Campylobacter jejuni, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumonia, and cytomegalovirus, while an antecedent infection with Escherichia coli is very uncommon. In this case report, we present a rare episode of recurrent GBS, which followed a urinary tract infection (UTI) by E. coli, and an accompanying literature review. A 75-year-old woman with a prior history of acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN), a subtype of GBS, presented with subsequent weakness of limbs and areflexia following 10 days of fever, frequency, and dysuria. Base on nerve conduction studies, cerebrospinal fluid analysis and other clinical investigation, we diagnosed the patient with recurrent GBS caused by E. coli. The patient recovered with mild subjective weakness following treatment of intravenous immunoglobulin with ceftriaxone. We suggest that E. coli causes UTI could be one of the diverse trigger factors involved in recurrent GBS.
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KEYWORD
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Polyneuropathies, Urinary Tract Infection, Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
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