Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Patient With a Heart Transplant

Peter Ting; Anton Camaj; Solomon Bienstock; Alex Choy; Sumeet S. Mitter; Maya Barghash; Donna Mancini

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.12.037

Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Patient With a Heart Transplant

Peter Ting
, Anton Camaj
, Solomon Bienstock
, Alex Choy
, Sumeet S. Mitter
, Maya Barghash
, Donna Mancini

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Abstract

A 56-year-old man underwent cardiac transplantation in April 2018. His post-operative course was uncomplicated and he had normal allograft function. On December 2019 he was admitted for fever and diarrhea and was found to have cytomegalovirus infection. A few weeks later, he presented with Guillain-Barré Syndrome. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	455-458
Number of pages	4
Journal	JACC: Case Reports
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.12.037
State	Published - Mar 2021

Keywords

Guillain-Barré Syndrome
cytomegalovirus
heart transplantation

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Patient With a Heart Transplant

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