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CASE REPORT
Guillain-Barre syndrome in an adult patient with Henoch-Schonlein purpura
  1. Puneet Aggarwal1,
  2. Ratnakar Sahoo1,
  3. A K Gadpayle1,
  4. Gunjan Kumar2
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Puneet Aggarwal, puneetaggarwal4u{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 42-year-old man presented with pain in the abdomen, massive haematemesis and rashes over the body and development of bilateral lower limb weakness the next day. The patient was later diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome with Henoch-Schonlein purpura. He was treated with intravenous immunoglobulins. At 3 months of follow-up and rehabilitation, patient showed complete recovery from weakness.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007945

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