Acil Servise Gelen Komplike Bir Nöroloji Olgusu: Eş zamanlı Gullian-Barre Sendromu, Menenjit ve Spinal Astrositom

Year 2014, Volume: 5 Issue: 7, 215 - 217, 01.07.2014

Selman Yeniocak Asım Kalkan Süha Türkmen

Abstract

Giriş: Acil servise çeşitli şikayetlerle müracaat eden hastalar
eşzamanlı olarak birden fazla hastalık tanısı alması olasıdır. Bir ve
birden fazla sistemi ilgilendiren eşzamanlı hastalık tanısı alabilecek
hastalar, acil hekimine çeşitli zorluklar yaşatabilir.
Olgu Sunumu: Yirmi sekiz yaşında erkek hasta geçirdiği üst
solunum yolu enfeksiyonu sonrasında eşzamanlı Guillain-Barre
Sendromu, menenjit ve spinal astrositom klinik bulguları ile acil
servisimize müracaat etti.
Sonuç: Bu yazda GBS klinik bulguları ile başvuran, GBS, menenjit
ve spinal astrositom tanısı alan nadir bir olgunun tanı ve tedavisini
tartışmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

Eş zamanlı hastalık, zorluk, Guillan-Barre Sendromu, Menenjit, Astrositom

A Complicated Neurological Case in the Emergency Department: Concomitant Guillan-Barre Syndrome, Meningitis and Spinal Astrocytoma

Abstract

Introduction: Patients presenting at the emergency department with a range of complaints are likely to have a diagnosis of more than one disease. These patients with more than one system involvement, who will receive a diagnosis of concomitant diseases, cause various difficulties for emergency department physicians.Case Report: The case is presented here of a 28-year old male who presented at the emergency department with clinical findings of Guillan-Barre Syndrome, meningitis and spinal astrocytoma following an upper respiratory tract infection.Conclusion: This paper aimed to discuss the diagnoses, followup and treatment of this rare disease patient who has presented with clinical findings of GBS and who was then diagnosed of concomitant GBS, meningitis and spinal astrocytoma

Keywords

Concomitant disease, difficulties, Guillan-Barre Syndrome, Meningitis, Astrocytoma

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