Guillain-Barré Syndrome due to CMV Reactivation after Cardiac Transplantation

Table 1

Reported cases of cytomegalovirus-associated Guillain-Barré syndrome after cardiac transplantation [19].

Cases (ref)	Sex/age/race	Transplant Etiology	CMV status Pre-TX D-R	Evidence of active CMV infection	Tx type	Onset post-Tx	Ventilator Support	IVIg	TPE	Maximum grade/final grade
Baldwin [20]	M/61/NS	NS	P-N	Yes	OHT	4 mo	No	Yes	Yes	G4/G1 (died 13 mo, acute MI)
Baldwin [20]	M/62/C	Rheumatic	P-P	Yes	OHT	4.5 mo	No	Yes	Yes	G4/G2
El-Sabrout [19]	M/62/B	Dilated CMP	P-N	Yes	OHT	1 wk	Yes	Yes	Yes	G5/G2
Steger	M/40/C	Ischemic CMP	N-P	Yes	OHT	6 mo	Yes	No	Yes	(died 27 months after Tx, sudden cardiac death)

B: black; C: Caucasian; CMP: cardiomyopathy; D: donor; IVIg: intravenous immunoglobulin; MI: myocardial infarction; mo: months; N: negative; NS: not specified; OHT: orthotopic heart transplantation; P: positive; TPE: total plasma exchange; Tx: transplantation; wk: week.