TY - JOUR
T1 - Post-COVID-19 Guillain-Barré Syndrome A case report from Oman
AU - Al-Zadjali, Mohammed M.
AU - Al Shibli, Emaad
AU - Al Maskari, Mohammed
AU - Gujjar, Arunodaya R.
AU - Al Asmi, Abdullah
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PY - 2022/8/25
Y1 - 2022/8/25
N2 - Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been reported as one of the neurological manifestations linked to COVID-19, a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2. We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient attending a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2020 with a history of progressive bilateral limb weakness and numbness. The current diagnosis was in line with a rare complication of COVID-19. After exclusion of other possible causes, a diagnosis of GBS induced by COVID-19 was made. The patient received 0.4g/kg of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) per day for five days. This case report highlights the characteristics and course of GBS following COVID-19 infection. Further studies are needed to characterize the manifestations and course of various neuromuscular disorders in relation to COVID-19 infection.
AB - Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) has been reported as one of the neurological manifestations linked to COVID-19, a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2. We present the case of a 72-year-old male patient attending a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, in 2020 with a history of progressive bilateral limb weakness and numbness. The current diagnosis was in line with a rare complication of COVID-19. After exclusion of other possible causes, a diagnosis of GBS induced by COVID-19 was made. The patient received 0.4g/kg of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) per day for five days. This case report highlights the characteristics and course of GBS following COVID-19 infection. Further studies are needed to characterize the manifestations and course of various neuromuscular disorders in relation to COVID-19 infection.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Guillain-Barré syndrome
KW - IVIG
KW - Oman
KW - Guillain-Barre Syndrome/diagnosis
KW - Immunoglobulins, Intravenous/therapeutic use
KW - COVID-19/complications
KW - Humans
KW - Muscle Weakness
KW - Male
KW - Aged
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U2 - 10.18295/squmj.6.2021.090
DO - 10.18295/squmj.6.2021.090
M3 - Article
C2 - 36072070
AN - SCOPUS:85136956124
SN - 2075-051X
VL - 22
SP - 409
EP - 412
JO - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
JF - Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
IS - 3
ER -