Siddpet woman dies of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, first case of GBS fatality in Telangana

The woman was admitted to a private hospital in Hyderabad with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) last week

Hyderabad: A young woman from Siddipet who was admitted to a private hospital with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) last week, has reportedly died in Hyderabad on Sunday. Perhaps the first case of GBS fatality in Telangana State, since the recent outbreak of the neurological disease in Maharashtra, the woman was in a critical state and was on ventilator support for several days.

According to reports, the woman was on ventilator support since January 31 at a private hospital and was in critical condition. Unable to afford the expensive treatment costs, which included ventilator support in the ICU, the woman’s relatives had shifted her to a couple of private hospitals before she died of GB Syndrome.

GBS is a post-infection syndrome, which usually occurs two to six weeks after a person gets an infection. It is a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness, with symptoms including severe weakness in the limbs and diarrhoea. Usually, GBS occurs after a patient recovers from a severe bout of bacterial or viral infection, as it weakens the person’s immunity.