chbare Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 My best guess is Rheumatic fever, maybe? I do not follow? Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder associated with Group A strep infection. Guillan Barret like signs and symptoms are not typically found with Rheumatic Fever. Take care, chbare.
firedoc5 Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 I do not follow? Rheumatic fever is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder associated with Group A strep infection. Guillan Barret like signs and symptoms are not typically found with Rheumatic Fever. Take care, chbare. It's just something off the top of my head. I have a niece who had similar symptoms, but also effected her left arm. That was following flu and boarder line pneumonia. She's basically on PNC for a very long time.
chbare Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 It's just something off the top of my head. I have a niece who had similar symptoms, but also effected her left arm. That was following flu and boarder line pneumonia. She's basically on PNC for a very long time. She had rheumatic fever? Not a very common illness in the US these days. Typically, strep throat is painful and people want to be treated for the disorder. Then, not every case of strep will develop rheumatic fever. In addition, the presentation of an involved left arm is not typical of GBS. A pattern of signs and symptoms usually follow the progression if GBS in many cases. Take care, chbare.
firedoc5 Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 She had rheumatic fever? Not a very common illness in the US these days. Typically, strep throat is painful and people want to be treated for the disorder. Then, not every case of strep will develop rheumatic fever. In addition, the presentation of an involved left arm is not typical of GBS. A pattern of signs and symptoms usually follow the progression if GBS in many cases. Take care, chbare. She also had it in her lower back and legs for a while. I don't think she was diagnosed with strep throat, but along with the flu it's possible. She was diagnosed with RF at Children's Hosp. in St. Louis about five years ago. My father had RF in the early '70's. Sort of grounded him from flying. Ever since then he shows a 1st degree block on a ECG.
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