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PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection), There is gradually accumulating evidence that there are some children who experience sudden...
Invasive Group A streptococcal infections Invasive Group A streptococcal infections almost always need to be treated in hospital.
It is the most common trigger for erythema nodosum in children. A streptococcal sore throat is the usual infection. Streptococcal infections are also a common trigger for erythema no...
Not all people with streptococcal skin infections develop the rash, as some people are not sensitive to the poison (toxin).
Infection with certain types of streptococcal germs (bacteria) is the most common infection that can trigger glomerulonephritis.
Rheumatic fever used to be a common cause of aortic stenosis - this was caused by a bacteria called streptococcus and often arose from a streptococcal throat infection. This is now very rare...
Common examples include tests for: Malaria. Streptococcal sore throat. Influenza. COVID-19 infection. The main advantage of an antigen test over an antibody test is...
There is also possibly a connection with a particular infection with the streptococcal germ in some children with Tourette's syndrome. This is a fairly recent discovery and not very much ...
Occasionally infection can spread further, causing infection around the brain ( meningitis ), of the heart ( endocarditis) or throughout the body ( sepsis or streptococcal toxic shock syndr...
To look for any signs of recent Group A streptococcal infection. To confirm that platelet levels are not low. (Platelets are a type of blood cell.
Streptococcal infectious disease Penicillins Rheumatic fever
Guttate psoriasis may be chronic and unrelated to streptococcal infection. Guttate psoriasis epidemiology It is more common in individuals younger than 30 years [ 1 ] .
Differential diagnosis Ecthyma gangrenosum (a similar condition caused by Pseudomonas spp.). [ 2 ] It tends to be more severe and, if diagnosis is delayed, there is a significant mortality. ...
Subsequently it was found to be associated with tampon use in menstruating women and Group A streptococcal infections - the streptococcal toxic shock-like syndrome (STSS). It is now ...
Evidence of streptococcal infection is the essential criterion and this can be established by: Throat swab which grows Group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus.
It is thought there is a combined humoral and cell-mediated immune response to the bacterium (pharyngitis or skin streptococcal infection) which may lead to infiltration of the heart valve en...
Investigations [ 3 , 4 ] Although in many cases it is idiopathic, it is important to exclude serious underlying disease: A throat swab for streptococcus is an appropriate test, although it...
Molecular mimicry between streptococcal and CNS antigens is thought to underly the pathogenesis of this disease. Cross-reactive anti-basal ganglia antibodies (ABGAs) are formed in genetically...
Management In primary care Take a history - ask about onset of nephritis symptoms and uraemic symptoms; look for a clue to an underlying cause - eg, recent streptococcal infection, o...
A scarlet fever-like rash (red punctate skin eruption, prominent in the skin creases), a flushed face, circumoral pallor and a 'strawberry tongue' suggest the possibility of a streptococca...