GUILLAIN-BARRE AND VIRUS-ASSOCIATED HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROMES CONTRACTED SIMULTANEOUSLY FOLLOWING EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL-INFECTION

The virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome (VAHS) is a lymphoprolife rative disorder induced by viral infection. The peripheral nervous sys tem is rarely involved in this syndrome and, when reported, the involv ement has been axonal in nature. This paper presents a case of Guillai n-Barre syndrome accompanied by VAHS subsequent to Epstein-Barr virus infection. The patient's condition improved following treatment with i ntravenous immunoglobulin infusion and high-dose corticosteroids.