Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection Causing Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a Living Renal Allograft Recipient

Abstract EN

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a common acute autoimmune polyneuropathy in adults.

There have been few reported cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in renal transplant recipients.

Here we present a case of active CMV viremia inducing Guillain-Barré Syndrome in a renal transplant recipient.

We discuss the treatment regimen utilized.

Furthermore, we performed a review of the literature and discuss the cases of CMV induced GBS in renal transplant recipients.