Síndrome de Miller Fisher. A propósito de un caso / Miller Fisher syndrome. A case report
Abstract
El síndrome de Miller Fisher es una variedad clínica del síndrome de Guillain-Barré, que se caracteriza por oftalmoplejía, arreflexia y ataxia. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 6 años de edad, atendida en el Hospital Pediátrico Docente Pepe Portilla de Pinar del Río, en noviembre de 2010; con antecedentes de salud anterior, que 5 días previos al inicio del cuadro tuvo una infección respiratoria alta aguda, seguida de un cuadro de debilidad bucofaríngea y facial, ataxia y debilidad muscular intensa de las extremidades. Se interconsulta con el servicio de Neurología, donde se constata diplejía facial periférica, parálisis del IV par izquierdo, ataxia e hiporreflexia; se le realizan varias investigaciones e ingresa en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos con el diagnóstico de síndrome de Miller Fisher. Se comienza el tratamiento con terapéuticocon, intacglobin y vitaminoterapia, logrando una evolución satisfactoria de la paciente a los 10 días de su ingreso en el servicio de UCI con regresión del cuadro.
DeCS: SÍNDROME DE MILLER FISHER (SMF)/complicaciones, SÍNDROME DE GUILLAIN-BARRÉ (SGB)/diagnóstico, INFECCIÓN, EVOLUCIÓN.
ABSTRACT
Miller Fisher syndrome is a clinical variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome it is characterized by ophthalmoplegia, areflexia and ataxia. A six-year old female patient attended to "Pepe Portilla" Children Hospital, Pinar del Rio in November 2010; with past health records, who 5 days before the onset of the disorder suffered from an acute upper respiratory infection that was followed by a picture of buccopharyngeal and facial weakness, ataxia and acute muscular debility of the limbs. A referral to Neurology service verified peripheral facial diplegia, paralysis of the IV left pair, ataxia and hyporeflexia; several examinations were performed before admitting her to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the diagnosis of Miller Fisher syndrome. The therapeutic treatment included intacglobin and vitamins, achieving a satisfactory progress; the patient was discharged from the ICU 10 days after her admission with a total regression of the clinical picture.
DeCS: Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS)/complications, Gillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)/diagnosis, infection, evolution.
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