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01-04-2016 | Case Report
Late-onset cytomegalovirus infection complicated by Guillain–Barre syndrome in a kidney transplant recipient: case report and review of the literature
Published in: Infection | Issue 2/2016
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a common infection after solid-organ transplantation. In the general population CMV disease is associated with Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune disease leading to an acute peripheral neuropathy, in 1 of 1000 cases. Interestingly, GBS is a rarely observed complication in solid-organ transplant recipients, possibly related to maintenance immunosuppression. We describe a case of CMV infection complicated by GBS in a kidney transplant recipient and review the literature.