Abstract
Congenital CD59 deficiency is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by mild-to-moderate
chronic intravascular hemolysis, relapsing demyelinating peripheral neuropathies,
and recurrent ischemic central nervous system strokes. We report a 2-year-old Turkish
girl with a history of two episodes of Guillain-Barré syndrome-like acute weakness,
reversible monocular abducens paralysis, and recurrent blistering skin lesions during
periods of upper respiratory tract infections. Reversible monocular abducens palsy
and recurrent blistering skin lesions have not been reported previously in cases of
congenital CD59 deficiency.
Keywords
congenital CD59 deficiency - relapsing demyelinating peripheral neuropathies - blistering
skin lesions - reversible monocular abducens palsy
