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Report #2869592

Received Oct 30, 2025

Hospitalized
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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
64 yrs
State
CA
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Oct 26, 2025
Onset
Oct 30, 2025
Days to onset
4
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
FLU3INFLUENZA (SEASONAL) (FLULAVAL)GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS17JZ2RIM

Symptoms (11)

AreflexiaBulbar palsyBurning sensationCoagulopathyGuillain-Barre syndromeImmunoglobulin therapyMagnetic resonance imaging spinalMuscular weaknessParaesthesiaScan with contrastThrombocytopenia

Symptom narrative

64 y/o right handed man who says, he had paresthesias in his feet 2 days ago (10/28/25), slowly ascending up, then with burning sensation to his hips yesterday (10/29/25), and found with weakness ascending from feet up as of yesterday afternoon/evening (10/29/25). Today (10/30/25), arms/hands are weak, and concern for aspiration. Flu vaccine 10/26/25. Clinically, high suspicion for GBS Ascending paralysis Bulbar symptoms Areflexia in legs He definitely can have cord disease/compression, however, would not explain bulbar symptoms. Hx aligns more with GBS, will start IVIG pending MRI spine studies, C spine being most crucial wwo contrast. Flu vaccine likely culprit if GBS -pending MRI studies -cannot get an LP due to thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy -IVIG x5 days -nif/vc q2h

Current illness

alcoholic cirrhosis with acute liver failure, group B strep bacteremia, left abdominal mass

Medical history

DM2, HTN, shoulder pain,

Other medications

none

Allergies

none