Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation
A 40-year-old male patient suffered from end-stage heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and received orthotopiccardiac transplantation in June 2005. The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally res...
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| description | A 40-year-old male patient suffered from end-stage heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and received orthotopiccardiac transplantation in June 2005. The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally resulting in quadriplegia and was admitted to hospital. After laboratory testings the diagnosis of a Guillain-Barré syndrome due to cytomegalovirus reactivation was confirmed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1634210844e7426b80563175a22a84262025-02-03T01:23:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122012-01-01201210.1155/2012/506290506290Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac TransplantationChristina Maria Steger0Herwig Antretter1Daniel Höfer2Department of Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, Müllerstraße 44, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, AustriaA 40-year-old male patient suffered from end-stage heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy and received orthotopiccardiac transplantation in June 2005. The instantaneous postoperative course was uneventful, but, seven months later, he suffered from paralysis in the lower extremities finally resulting in quadriplegia and was admitted to hospital. After laboratory testings the diagnosis of a Guillain-Barré syndrome due to cytomegalovirus reactivation was confirmed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506290 |
| spellingShingle | Christina Maria Steger Herwig Antretter Daniel Höfer Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation |
| title_full | Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation |
| title_fullStr | Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation |
| title_short | Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation |
| title_sort | guillain barre syndrome due to cmv reactivation after cardiac transplantation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/506290 |
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