A probable Miller Fisher syndrome during dengue fever.

Citation
C. Gaultier et al., A probable Miller Fisher syndrome during dengue fever., REV NEUROL, 156(2), 2000, pp. 169-171
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
REVUE NEUROLOGIQUE
ISSN journal
00353787 → ACNP
Volume
156
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
169 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-3787(200002)156:2<169:APMFSD>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
A 57 year-old-man developed a left ophthalmoplegia associated with:ataxia a nd areflexia while he had fever (39 degrees C) for two days. Dengue fever ( DF) was diagnosed by definite criteria, ie: IgM seroconversion, positive cu lture from serum and positive PCR both from serum and CSF. Within one week, he fully and spontaneously recovered. To our knowledge, this neurological picture has never been reported in DF, Considering the immune-mediated natu re of this condition, its pathogenesis in DF is proposed in reviewing the l iterature.