A case of paralytic rabies mimicking Guillain-Barre syndrome

Merkezi sinir sisteminin akut seyirli, öldürücü bir viral enfeksiyonu olan kuduz, insanlık tarihinin en eski zoonotik hastalıklarından birisidir. 14 yaşında Suriye'li erkek hastanın, hızla üst ekstremitelere yayılan kas güçsüzlüğü yakınmaları nedeniyle Guillain-Barre sendromu öntanısı ile 2 gün yatırılarak izlendiği, kas güçsüzlüğünün ilerlemesi üzerine ünitemize sevkedildiği öğrenildi. Solunum yetmezliğinin gelişmesi üzerine hasta entübe edilerek ventilatör desteği verildi. Asendan paralizi olması ve BOS incelemesinde albüminositolojik disosiasyon saptanması nedeniyle Guillain-Barre sendromu öntanısı ile plazmaferez tedavisi başlandı, ancak 5 kez plazmaferez tedavisi uygulanmasına karşın klinik iyileşme saptanmadı. Ancak yatışının 10. gününde, hastanın 2 ay önce Suriye'de bir sokak köpeği tarafından ayak bileğinden ısırıldığı ve profilaksi yapılmadığı öğrenildi. Kuduz hastalığından şüphelenilerek alınan vücut sıvı örnekleri, Refik Saydam Hıfzıssıhha Laboratuvarı'na gönderildi. 12. gününde dolaşım yetmezliği gelişti, hasta kaybedildi. Postmortem beyin biyopsisi alındı, beyin dokusunda Negri cisimciği saptandı. Bu çalışmada, paralizi ile gelen olguların ayırıcı tanısında kuduzun da düşünülmesi gerektiği vurgulanmıştır

Guillain-Barre sendromunu taklit eden paralitik kuduz olgusu

Rabies is an acute, fatal viral infection of the central nervous system, and one of the oldest zoonotic diseases in human history. A Syrian boy aged 14 had been hospitalized for 2 days with a preliminary diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome because of muscle weakness that spread rapidly to the upper extremities. He was transferred to our unit when the muscle weakness worsened. Respiratory failure developed following admission to the ICU, and the patient was intubated and given ventilator support. Ascending paralysis and albuminocytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination suggested a preliminary diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome and plasmapheresis treatment was initiated. No clinical improvement was achieved despite plasmapheresis. On the 10th day of hospitalization, we learned that he had been bitten on the ankle by a stray dog in Syria 2 months ago and had not received prophylaxis. Suspecting that this might be a case of rabies, body fluid samples of the patient were sent to the National Reference Laboratory. The patient died on the 12th day of admission. A postmortem brain biopsy was taken, and Negri bodies were detected. This case report emphasizes that rabies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with paralysis

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