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Guillain-Barre coexists with pericarditis after influenza vaccination.

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2004 JUN 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Guillain-Barre syndrome can coexist with pericarditis or nephrotic syndrome after influenza vaccination.

According to a study from Taiwan, "A 68-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man presented with distal weakness of the limbs and numbness following an influenza vaccination within 2 weeks. Moreover, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) was diagnosed in two patients. Pericarditis was diagnosed in the first patient who also had precordial chest pain with referral to trapezius ridge, and nephrotic syndrome, was observed in the second patient who had leg edema and proteinuria.

"The relationship among Guillain-Barre syndrome, pericarditis, and nephrotic syndrome after an influenza vaccination is discussed," wrote Chuen-Der Kao and collaborators at National Yang Ming University.

Kao and associates published their study in Clinical Neurology ...

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