Streptococcus

[Guest guest]

Hiya All

As you all know i've been in and out of hospital with severe joint

pain and swelling - was in again last Friday until this Wednesday, not

a very good new year as you can imagine.

Anyway, they have not found out that i have Streptococcus, its only

taken them nearly 2 months - i have been prescribed a 2 week intensive

course of penicillin - has anyone had this are know anything about it,

do you think its related to EN ??

Joint pains have eased, as its been 8 weeks now - just feel physically

drained..

Kindest regards and best wishes for 2006

Becky x

[Guest guest]

Streptococcus what? there are many forms? Group A or Group B?

I had strep throat, took penicillin, and then got EN - after many tests we are pretty sure the EN came from the strep but i have read that penicillin can also be a trigger

i also tested positive for group B strep when pregnant - where you tested for that when you were pregnant?

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Streptococcus

Hiya AllAs you all know i've been in and out of hospital with severe joint pain and swelling - was in again last Friday until this Wednesday, not a very good new year as you can imagine.Anyway, they have not found out that i have Streptococcus, its only taken them nearly 2 months - i have been prescribed a 2 week intensive course of penicillin - has anyone had this are know anything about it, do you think its related to EN ??Joint pains have eased, as its been 8 weeks now - just feel physically drained..Kindest regards and best wishes for 2006Becky x

[Guest guest]

Dear Becky,

Better late than never! Yes, strep infection is indeed a common cause

of EN. In fact, many doctors will prescribe antibiotics as soon as a

patient presents with EN.

Here is a good link that mentions strep as an EN cause:

http://medicine.ucsf.edu/housestaff/Chiefs_cover_sheets/april11_erythema_nodosum\

_plus.pdf

Hopefully you are on your way to good health!

Love,