Immune Deficiency and Yeast Overgrowth Problems

[mama2alex]

My son has had yeast problems for years and now it looks like he might be diagnosed with an immune deficiency. I'm wondering if others are seeing a correlation. If so and you've had IVIG or PEX, did either of these eliminate the yeast problems? Just trying to connect the dots.

 

Thanks!

[Suzan]

I find this an interesting question especially since we are dealing with yeast too. I found this article which is a little heavy for me this morning but I thought I'd pass it along. This is the link to the page I was looking at:

 

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerende...amp;pageindex=1

 

and this is the beginning:

 

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlere...i?artid=1141187

 

I also saw some references on google that indicated that immune deficencies can present themselves as Candida.

 

Probably not much help for you but it did get me thinking....

 

Susan

[mama2alex]

Thanks for the links Susan. I think this might be an important question for the following reason: If certain kids are dealing with yeast flare-ups and haven't had immune testing done, this could be a clue for the parents that they need to look into whether their child has an immune deficiency. We are already on this path, but I wish I had known this years ago. Perhaps we would have had a diagnosis and treatment before the whole thing got out of hand.

[ShaesMom]

My son has had yeast problems for years and now it looks like he might be diagnosed with an immune deficiency. I'm wondering if others are seeing a correlation. If so and you've had IVIG or PEX, did either of these eliminate the yeast problems? Just trying to connect the dots.

 

Thanks!

 

I asked if her biopsies would show yeast/candida and I was told yes. I will let you know what they find since obviously she has the immune deficiencies. Our Doctor did tell me that if/whatever they do find will be complicated by the immune issues and we will likely need to consult with an expert in immune deficiencies and the gut.

 

Sam