bronxmom2 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Hi, I am curious is anyone else's PANDAS child has or had molluscum? My son had it around the first time he had repetitive cases of strep, and when I think he first developed PANDAS (about age two), and it persisted for a year. I've been wondering if it was in any way related, or just a coinidence.
Suzan Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Hi, I am curious is anyone else's PANDAS child has or had molluscum? My son had it around the first time he had repetitive cases of strep, and when I think he first developed PANDAS (about age two), and it persisted for a year. I've been wondering if it was in any way related, or just a coinidence. Oh how dd7 has suffered with molluscum! She caught it last summer and it really raged on her legs and bottom. She could have had V. strep during that time. It was a hard time for us all. She is still suffering from the memory of what it did to her legs. It cleared up within a month of going gluten free. I always wondered if she had DH (the celiac skin condition) but the dermatologist always insisted it was molluscum. He did say he was willing to do a biopsy but it was clearing up by then and we were going gluten free anyway so we decided not to put her through that. But I suspect she has Celiac so I'm still confused about it. DD 6 caught molluscum too but hers was much more mild and went away quickly (compared to her sister). She just got rid of it and her last strep infection was around May, maybe even in June before starting the longer doses of antibiotics. I think the antibiotics helped it along so maybe it was hanging in there due to the hidden strep. Interesting concept. Susan
dcmom Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Can you describe the molluscum? My pandas dd has small, skin colored bumps on her knees. This is relatively new (this winter). They do not bother her. When I look up molluscum online- the pictures look much worse than what she has. From a distance, you wouldn't notice hers (in fact I think I am the only one who does, however I notice everything now- post pandas). I keep meaning to buy Eucerin to see if that clears it up...
Suzan Posted August 13, 2009 Report Posted August 13, 2009 Can you describe the molluscum? My pandas dd has small, skin colored bumps on her knees. This is relatively new (this winter). They do not bother her. When I look up molluscum online- the pictures look much worse than what she has. From a distance, you wouldn't notice hers (in fact I think I am the only one who does, however I notice everything now- post pandas). I keep meaning to buy Eucerin to see if that clears it up... Until the molluscum erupts, they look like small, pearly (meaning smooth and sometimes lighter color than the skin) bumps. They could be mistaken for warts. Once they erupt, then they look awful. Actually, once they start to erupt, that is when they are going away and actually getting better. They end up with a bad pimple type reaction that takes a while to go away and can cause scarring. My kids never got them on the front of their knees but I imagine it's possible. I think this picture is pretty good of what they can look like before eruption... http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pam...s/_img/2311.jpg Susan
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