Abstract
A patient with chronic myeloid leukemia developed Guillain-Barre syndrome 4 months after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Clinical improvement occurred after a series of plasma exchanges. A relapse of the Guillain-Barre syndrome was also successfully treated with plasma exchange, with an eventual near-complete recovery. Reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection as manifested by antigenemia 2 months prior to the weakness was probably the precipitating event in this patient. We advocate early treatment of post-transplant Guillain-Barre syndrome with plasma exchange.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-167 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Bone Marrow Transplantation |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Transplantation