PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS: A CASE REPORT

Işık Görker; Rukiye Eker; Ümran Tüzün

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PEDIATRIC AUTOIMMUNE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS: A CASE REPORT

Turk J Child Adolesc Ment Health 2003;10(3):121-127

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Abstract

Poststreptococcal autoimmünity has been described as an etiologic factor in the development of childhood-onset obsessive compulsive disorder and tic disorders including Tourette’s disorders in the last two decades. In this article we presented the case of a five years old child who met the criteria of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS). The case also meets obsessive compulsive disorder according to DSM-IV.

Keywords: Obsessive compulsive disorder, tic disorder, streptococcal infection, autoimmune disorder, child