Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with resistant cytomegalovirus infection after face transplantation
Alhefzi M, Aycart M, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Fischer S, Snook R, Sharfuddin A, Hadad I, Malla P, Amato A, Pomahac B, Marty F. Guillain–Barré syndrome associated with resistant cytomegalovirus infection after face transplantation. Transplant Infectious Disease 2016, 18: 288-292. PMID: 26910286, DOI: 10.1111/tid.12516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGuillain-Barré syndromeLower extremity paresthesiasResistant cytomegalovirus infectionLower extremity weaknessSensorimotor axonal polyneuropathyExtremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulinAxonal polyneuropathyCMV infectionCytomegalovirus infectionExtremity paresthesiasImmune controlAxonal formTransplantationFacial allograftFace transplantationElectrophysiological evidenceMonthsSyndromeInfectionParesthesiaPolyneuropathyAllograftsRecurrenceCMV