Abstract

PAEZ MACIAS, Silvana Leonor et al. Guillain Barré Syndrome as a form of presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus in a male patient. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.2  Epub Oct 01, 2022. ISSN 1817-5996.

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a rheumatic, autoimmune, inflammatory, systemic and chronic disease that is characterized by mainly affecting female patients of childbearing age. Its etiopathogenic mechanism focuses on the presence of a chronic inflammatory process that is responsible for the clinical manifestations and complications of the disease. Clinical manifestations are subdivided into articular and extra-articular. Within the latter, neurological involvement receives special attention both due to its high frequency of presentation and its severity. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disease that can appear as a complication of lupus erythematosus and is characterized by motor paralysis and other neurological signs and symptoms. The objective of this paper is to report the case of a 27-year-old male patient who began with neuropathic manifestations and was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, which was the presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus. Because it is an uncommon form of presentation, its report is considered important for the knowledge of the medical community.

Keywords : rheumatic disease; systemic lupus erythematosus; Guillain-Barré syndrome.

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