Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City
West Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus belonging taxonomically to the Japanese encephalitis subgroup. Usually, it is transmitted by Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Consequently, an increase in WNV-positive mosquitoes presents a rise of the number of patients, as it has been seen in NYC. We...
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| description | West Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus belonging taxonomically to the Japanese encephalitis subgroup. Usually, it is transmitted by Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Consequently, an increase in WNV-positive mosquitoes presents a rise of the number of patients, as it has been seen in NYC. We present a 65-year-old patient with WNV infection who presented with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). She had a rapidly progressing ascending paralysis, a common feature in GBS patients but an uncommon presentation in WNV. Realizing WNV as an emerging pathogen along with its uncommon presentation of GBS can be potentially lifesaving if caught at an early stage. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-60699539dde0436c8bd2d52975b3bfa42025-02-03T00:58:44ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332020-01-01202010.1155/2020/65016586501658Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York CityRafail Beshai0Daniel Bibawy1Joseph Bibawy2Liberty College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lynchburg, VA, USANew York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, USADepartment of Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, USAWest Nile virus (WNV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus belonging taxonomically to the Japanese encephalitis subgroup. Usually, it is transmitted by Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Consequently, an increase in WNV-positive mosquitoes presents a rise of the number of patients, as it has been seen in NYC. We present a 65-year-old patient with WNV infection who presented with Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). She had a rapidly progressing ascending paralysis, a common feature in GBS patients but an uncommon presentation in WNV. Realizing WNV as an emerging pathogen along with its uncommon presentation of GBS can be potentially lifesaving if caught at an early stage.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6501658 |
| spellingShingle | Rafail Beshai Daniel Bibawy Joseph Bibawy Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City |
| title_full | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City |
| title_fullStr | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City |
| title_short | Guillain–Barré Syndrome Secondary to West Nile Virus in New York City |
| title_sort | guillain barre syndrome secondary to west nile virus in new york city |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6501658 |
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