Date of Presentation
5-6-2021 12:00 AM
College
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster 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. It is noteworthy that the patient did not have fever, respiratory symptoms or loss of the sensation of taste.
Keywords
COVID-19, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, paraparesis
Disciplines
Emergency Medicine | Infectious Disease | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Virus Diseases
Document Type
Poster
Included in
Emergency Medicine Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Nervous System Diseases Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Case Report: Covid-19 Associated Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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. It is noteworthy that the patient did not have fever, respiratory symptoms or loss of the sensation of taste.