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Community Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus Necrotizing Pneumonia and Guillain Barre Syndrome: An Unusual Presentation in An Adolescent Patient

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NEUROLOGY INDIA
Volume 70, Issue 3, Pages 1200-1202

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WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.349608

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Guillain Barre syndrome; necrotizing pneumonia; Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia

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This report presents a rare case of Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS) most likely secondary to community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia, contributing to the clinical knowledge of this rare association.
Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus (SA) pneumonia can present with multiple complications but has not been reported earlier to present as or lead to Guillain Barre syndrome (GBS). However, there are few case reports of GBS following SA infective endocarditis, polymyositis, and meningitis. We report an unusual presentation of GBS most probably secondary to community-acquired SA necrotizing pneumonia in a young immunocompetent adult. The clinical course, challenges in the management, and unfortunate death of the patient due to an unforeseen complication have been discussed. This report adds to the clinical knowledge of rare association of community-acquired SA necrotizing pneumonia and GBS.

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