Tuberk Toraks 2021;69(2):242-246 Unusual course of SARS-CoV-2 infection 242 An unusual course of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Challenging diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome doi • 10.5578/tt.20219814 Tuberk Toraks 2021;69(2):242-246 Geliş Tarihi/Received: 30.12.2021 • Kabul Ediliş Tarihi/Accepted: 12.04.2021 Ayca KOCA 1 (ID) Leyla TALAN 2 (ID) Turgut ŞAHİN 3 (ID) Güle ÇINAR 4 (ID) Ebru EVREN 5 (ID) Zeynep Ceren KARAHAN 5 (ID) Müge GÜNALP 1 (ID) Neriman Defne ALTINTAŞ 2 (ID) Özden ŞENER 3 (ID) 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 1 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Acil Tıp Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye 2 Division of Intensive Care, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 2 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Yoğun Bakım Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye 3 Department of Neurology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 3 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye 4 Department of Infection Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 4 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye 5 Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 5 Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Tıbbi Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye CASE REPORT OLGU SUNUMU ABSTRACT An unusual course of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Challenging diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, typically presents with respiratory symptoms and fever, but still a variety of clinical presentations have been reported. In this study, it was aimed to report a case of COVID-19 with an atypical presentation and an atypical course. As well, the recovery phase was complicated with GBS and consequently cyto- megalovirus infection. It should be kept in mind that patients with COVID-19 severe disease need to be followed for neurological and other complications which may arise during the course of critical illness. Key words: COVID-19; cytomegalovirus; guillain-barré syndrome; severe acute respiratory syndrome ÖZ SARS-CoV-2 enfeksiyonunun olağandışı seyri: Guillain-Barré sendromunun zorlu teşhisi COVID-19 tipik olarak solunum semptomları ve ateşle kendini göstermekte bununla beraber çeşitli klinik bulgular bildirilmiştir. Atipik bir başlangıç ve Dr. Leyla TALAN Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Yoğun Bakım Bilim Dalı, ANKARA - TÜRKİYE e-mail: leylatalan@gmail.com Yazışma Adresi (Address for Correspondence) Cite this article as: Koca A, Talan L, Şahin T, Çınar G, Evren E, Karahan ZC, et al. An unusual course of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Challenging diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Tuberk Toraks 2021;69(2):242-246. ©Copyright 2021 by Tuberculosis and Thorax. Available on-line at www.tuberktoraks.org.com