Guillain Barre syndrome as a manifestation of neurological melioidosis

Neurological melioidosis is a very rare and very few cases have been reported from India. Presentation is an extremely varied and as this disease is associated with high mortality, high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose and treat. In this context, we report a patient presenting as Guillain Ba...

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Published in:	Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 681 - 683
Main Authors:	Krovvidi, Rajesh, Mridula, Rukmini K, Jabeen, S A, Meena, A K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-10-2013 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Case Report Diagnosis Guillain Barre′ syndrome infection melioidosis Physiological aspects Pseudomonas infections India Guillain Barre’ syndrome infection melioidosis
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Summary:	Neurological melioidosis is a very rare and very few cases have been reported from India. Presentation is an extremely varied and as this disease is associated with high mortality, high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose and treat. In this context, we report a patient presenting as Guillain Barre syndrome evaluated as melioidosis.
ISSN:	0972-2327 1998-3549
DOI:	10.4103/0972-2327.120471