SARS-CoV-2 induced Guillain Barré Syndrome in a child: first case from Odisha, India

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2022; 8 : e885
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20226_885

  Topic: COVID-19     Category:

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19), multiple systemic issues, including respiratory and nervous system complications, have evolved constantly.

CASE REPORT: We present a COVID-19 case of a 7-years old male child with Guillain Barré Syndrome (GBS) symptoms. The patient complained of cough, throat pain, and acute progressive symmetric ascending quadriparesis. Eventually, on day-12 of hospitalization, he was diagnosed with GBS. The patient’s condition worsened over time; thus, he was shifted to ICU, where he had an episode of cardiac arrest and was revived through CPR. The biochemical analysis of the CSF revealed albuminocytologic dissociation. The patient was considered for regular follow-up of GBS and presently has recovered from GBS/COVID-19 induced GBS. Thus, there is a possibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection-induced GBS in children.

CONCLUSIONS: More studies are needed to know the neurological manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the pediatric population.

To cite this article

SARS-CoV-2 induced Guillain Barré Syndrome in a child: first case from Odisha, India

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2022; 8 : e885
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20226_885

Publication History

Submission date: 20 Mar 2022

Revised on: 04 Apr 2022

Accepted on: 10 May 2022

Published online: 09 Jun 2022