Zika Linked GBS Death In United States Resident ex-Central America

[niman]

The WHO DON report on GBS (Guillain-Barré syndrome) in a US resident (Zika confirmed ex-Central America) led to death from a subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured aneurysm.

http://www.who.int/csr/don/21-march-2016-gbs-usa/en/

 

Edited March 22, 2016 by niman

[niman]

• The first case is an elderly male resident of the United States with recent travel to Central America. He developed an acute febrile illness shortly after returning to the U.S. and was subsequently hospitalized in January with progressive ascending weakness of the extremities and diminished reflexes. The patient tested positive for Zika virus infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He improved following treatment and was ready to be discharged. However, he experienced a sudden subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured aneurysm and died.