Dengue and Chikungunya with GBS:A Rare association.

Dr. Shachi Patel; Dr. Deepa A. Banker; Dr. Krupa Vekaria; Dr.Beenu Saini; Dr.Himanshu Shah

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Dengue and Chikungunya with GBS:A Rare association.

Dr. Shachi Patel, Dr. Deepa A. Banker, Dr. Krupa Vekaria, Dr. Beenu Saini, Dr. Himanshu Shah

Abstract :

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune inflammatory polyneuropathy, which usually develops following infectious diseases. It is a rare complication of dengue fever, in particular, GBS following combined Dengue and Chikungunya infection is extremely rare. We hereby report a patient with combined Dengue and Chikungunya fever in association of GBS.The main concern in this case was the sudden development of paresis, which was responsive to immunoglobulin therapy .