Acute Iatrogenic Rhabdomyolisis and Guillan-Barre’ Syndrome: A Dangerous Association

GBS is an acute demyelinating disease of peripheral nerves, which usually follows viral or bacterial illness. There is considerable evidence that GBS is an immune-mediated disease often due to a gastrointestinal or, more rarely, to a lung infection [1]. However, the exact pathogenesis remains unclear. In this case report, we describe a patient in which a preceding lung infection, associated with a co-administration of simvastatin and clarithromycin, resulting in rhabdomyolysis and acute inflammatory demyelinating polineuropathy.