Guillain Barre Syndrome in HIV Patient : A Case Report

Elezabeth M Koshy; Neethu Chakrathara Mohanan; Siby Joseph; Gireesh Kumar KP

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,2014,4,3,1044-1046.

Published:August 2014

Type:Case Report

Authors:

Elezabeth M Koshy,
Neethu Chakrathara Mohanan,
Siby Joseph,
and Gireesh Kumar KP

Author(s) affiliations:

Elezabeth M Koshy^1,*, Neethu Chakrathara Mohanan¹, Siby Joseph¹, Gireesh Kumar KP²

¹Department of Pharmacy Practice, Amrita School of Pharmacy

²HOD, Emergency Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetam University, AIMS Kochi Campus, Ponekkara, Kochi, Kerala, India.

Abstract:

Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune acute polyneuropathy affecting the peripheral nervous system in which immune system mistargets host nerve tissue through molecular mimicry. This acute monophasic paralysing illness is usually provoked by a preceding infection.

Keywords:GBS, HIV, IVIg, Plasmapheresis