A Rare Case of Dumb Rabies Mimicking Guillain Barre Syndrome

Introduction: Rabies is a zoonotic disease that spread through animal bites (dog bites in tropical countries). Rabies can be presented in two forms: (i) Encephalitic and (ii) Paralytic rabies. Encephalitic (Furious) rabies is seen in 80% of cases whereas Paralytic (dumb) rabies in 20% of cases. Encephalitic rabies presents with cardinal symptoms like hydrophobia and aerophobia whereas paralytic rabies presents with acute flaccid paralysis resembling Guillain barre syndrome (GBS). Multiorgan dysfunction occurs in both forms but occurs late in paralytic rabies. Case representation