Viral child after gut virus during infancy? PANDAS?

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Can a child develop PANDAS after being ill/having a virus when they

were 3 weeks old???

My DS(now 2.5) has PDDNOS and had a 3 day hospital stay while he was 3

weeks old. They were concerned about bacterial meningitis and because

of his age, they treated with heavy IV antibiotics for 2 days until

cultures came back positive for an Enterovirus.

He had a fever and lacked appetite, bad color/listless during the virus.

He had already been a fussy, crying baby before the virus, and

afterwards it kept going. He basically cried/screamed non-stop for

his first year.

Now I know that the antibiotics messed up his gut... but I am

wondering if he could have virus problems now from this episode over 2

yrs ago? Could he have developed PANDAS from this bout with the virus?

He has never really been sick since, maybe 2 days of a runny nose here

and there. He tested off the charts for IGA antibodies, which I am

told means his immune system is in overdrive.

I am seeing a DAN in 2 months, can they test for PANDAS?

FYI. He has a very up and down temperment, with lots of crying,

problems with self-regulation and hyper type of behavior.

thanks-

denise

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it's autoimmune basically so anything that crashes the immune system and then there being exposure could do it I would imagine

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Viral child after gut virus during infancy? PANDAS?

Can a child develop PANDAS after being ill/having a virus when theywere 3 weeks old???My DS(now 2.5) has PDDNOS and had a 3 day hospital stay while he was 3weeks old. They were concerned about bacterial meningitis and becauseof his age, they treated with heavy IV antibiotics for 2 days untilcultures came back positive for an Enterovirus. He had a fever and lacked appetite, bad color/listless during the virus.He had already been a fussy, crying baby before the virus, andafterwards it kept going. He basically cried/screamed non-stop forhis first year. Now I know that the antibiotics messed up his gut... but I amwondering if he could have virus problems now from this episode over 2yrs ago? Could he have developed PANDAS from this bout with the virus?He has never really been sick since, maybe 2 days of a runny nose hereand there. He tested off the charts for IGA antibodies, which I amtold means his immune system is in overdrive.I am seeing a DAN in 2 months, can they test for PANDAS?FYI. He has a very up and down temperment, with lots of crying,problems with self-regulation and hyper type of behavior.thanks-denise

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