%0 Journal Article
%T Guillain-Barr¨¦ syndrome in pregnancy: A case report
%A Misai Hukuimwe
%A Muchabayiwa F Gidiri
%A Tawanda T Matsa
%J Archive of "Women's Health".
%D 2017
%R 10.1177/1745505717704128
%X Guillain-Barr¨¦ syndrome is a rare condition in pregnancy which is characterised by symmetrical progressive ascending polyneuropathy. A case of a 16-year-old nulliparous woman who presented with rapidly progressive limb paralysis following an upper respiratory tract infection a week prior to presentation is discussed. She was intubated as she had developed respiratory failure and managed in the intensive care unit by a multidisciplinary team. Plasma exchange and intravenous immunoglobulin were not readily available so she was managed conservatively. The management of Guillain-Barr¨¦ syndrome, maternal and foetal outcomes have been discussed
%K Guillain-Barr¨¦ syndrome
%K intravenous immunoglobulin
%K plasma exchange
%K pregnancy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446098/