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J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg · Jan 2006
Case ReportsGuillain-Barré syndrome following facial bone fracture.
- Tsai-Ming Lin, Su-Shin Lee, Ruey-Tay Lin, Chung-Sheng Lai, and Sin-Daw Lin.
- Department of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, 100 Tzyou 1st Road, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan, ROC. ming@kmu.edu.tw
- J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006 Jan 1;59(5):543-6.
AbstractGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an inflammatory disorder of the peripheral nerves and nerve roots characterised by lymphocytes and macrophage infiltration and myelin destruction. Two-thirds of cases of GBS emerge from viral or bacterial infection. GBS following facial bone fracture is rare. This article discusses a case of classical GBS following facial bone fracture and its correlative mechanism. The association of GBS with head injury per se is not well recognised. This case highlights the possibility of GBS following facial bone fracture and indicates that medical staff should be alerted to the association.
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