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Anything that can give you a fever, in the right genetic and immune setting can give you PANDAS - Dr. Rosario Trifiletti

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The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

We are all familar with the manisfestations of strep including the ubiquitous strep throat and if untreated the threat of rheumatic fever. However, like everything else, strep also has its controversies including whether to treat every throat infection with antibiotics. But, have you ever heard of PANDAS? And we're not talking about the ones made in China.

ONE OF THE SCARIEST PARTS about PANDAS is also what makes the diagnosis so controversial. Its trigger is the common strep infection, which is as reliable a part of the grade school experience as recess.

Dr. Robert Fuhlbrigge, a pediatric rheumatologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical…

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 The PANDAS puzzle: Can a common infection cause OCD in kids?

ONE OF THE SCARIEST PARTS about PANDAS is also what makes the diagnosis so controversial. Its trigger is the common strep infection, which is as reliable a part of the grade school experience as recess.

PANDAS Network

Provides education, resources, & support to families of children with PANDAS & PANS. They are also a conduit for researchers to navigate collaborations and the medical community to find information.

PANDAS Sucks

PANDAS Sucks exists to tell our collective story about PANDAS/PANS. How it affects our children. How it affects our families. How it affects us personally and changes us. How it affects everything. How we ALL can heal and recover. We’re all connected. My story is your story, and your story is mine. Let’s tell the world together. Ready…1, 2, 3…GO!

PANS Life

Our oldest child is diagnosed with Lyme Disease and PANDAS/PANS. PANS, or Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome, is an autoimmune disease/encephalitis that can be induced by different illnesses: strep throat (PANDAS,) mycoplasma, pneumonia, flu and/or Lyme Disease.

National Institute of Mental Health

PANDAS is short for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections. A child may be diagnosed with PANDAS when...

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