Volume 73 Number 8 December 2006	back to contents

¹Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York and ²Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.

Address all reprints to Mark Goldman, M.D., Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; e-mail: drmgoldman1129@yahoo.com

Accepted for publication July 2006.

Abstract

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease affecting the peripheral nerves, and is frequently associated with triggering events several weeks prior to the onset of symptoms. We report the case of a 68-year-old female who was diagnosed with GBS and subsequently developed myocarditis. She was treated with inotropic support and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and her condition improved. This presentation of GBS complicated by myocarditis is very rare. We examined the literature regarding this association.

Key Words

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy

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