Abstract
Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus causes immune-mediated disorders such as acute rheumatic
fever and acute glomerulonephritis. We describe a second patient with Fisher's syndrome
(FS) from whom β-hemolytic streptococcus was isolated. We performed a study of the
antecedent pharyngeal symptoms in FS and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Sore throat was
statistically more frequent in FS (18/24 cases, 75%) than in Guillain-Barré syndrome
(29/58 cases, 50%). In a series, however, the association of FS with group A streptococcal
infection was not shown. Some patients may develop FS after group A streptococcal
infection, but the bacterium is not a major antecedent agent in FS.
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Publication history
Accepted:
May 22,
1998
Received in revised form:
May 20,
1998
Received:
February 27,
1998
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© 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
