First GBS death in Mumbai: 53-year-old man succumbs to symptoms; BMC yet to confirm link to Pune cases

The patient, an worker of BMC’s V N Desai Hospital, had been connected ventilator enactment astatine the civic-run Nair Hospital earlier succumbing to complications from the illness.

According to the man’s family, helium had travelled to Pune for a time past period earlier falling ill. He was admitted to the infirmary connected January 23 aft experiencing progressive weakness, a hallmark grounds of GBS. “We are investigating the substance to find if determination is immoderate transportation betwixt this lawsuit and the outbreak successful Pune,” said a elder BMC official.

GBS is simply a uncommon but superior autoimmune information successful which the body’s immune strategy mistakenly attacks the peripheral nerves, starring to musculus weakness, paralysis and, successful terrible cases, respiratory failure. While its nonstop origin is unknown, it is often triggered by infections specified arsenic influenza, gastrointestinal bacteria like Campylobacter jejuni, or, successful immoderate cases, vaccinations. The illness tin advancement rapidly, requiring intensive aesculapian intervention, including mechanical ventilation if respiratory muscles are affected.

Speaking to The Indian Express, a elder BMC authoritative emphasised that cases of GBS are recorded passim the twelvemonth and determination is nary contiguous origin for alarm. “GBS occurs sporadically, and unless we place a wide transportation betwixt this lawsuit and Pune, it does not clasp epidemiological significance,” the authoritative said.

This comes conscionable days aft Mumbai reported its archetypal confirmed lawsuit of GBS successful a 64-year-old woman. She had a past of diarrhoea and fever, which was soon followed by ascending paralysis—a diagnostic grounds of the syndrome.