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Case Report: COVID-19 Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Matthew Aharonov1, Neelesh Parikh1, James Espinosa1,*, Alan Lucerna2, Henry Schuitema3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Jefferson Health-New Jersey Stratford, NJ, USA
2Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Jefferson Health-New Jersey Stratford, NJ, USA
3Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, and Associate Chief Medical Officer, Jefferson, NJ, USA
*Corresponding Author: James Espinosa, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jefferson Health-New Jersey, 18 East Laurel Road, Stratford, NJ 08084, USA; Email: [email protected]
Citation: Aharonov M, Parikh N, Espinosa J, Lucerna A, Schuitema H. (2023). Case Report: COVID-19 Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Mathews J Emergency Med. 8(2):52.
Copyright: Aharonov M, et al. © (2023)
ABSTRACT
We report a case of a 72-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a complaint of generalized weakness. The patient was found to have ascending muscle weakness and subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19 related Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Our patient was negative for Campylobacter jejuni. In addition, the patient did not have fever, respiratory symptoms or loss of the sensation of taste.
Keywords: COVID-19 associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, COVID-19
