Re: Actinomycosis - test results

[Guest guest]

Speaking of defeciencies and tests, Tony, I got my SpectraCell and

Igenex test results today. The Igenex testing for lyme IgM and IgG

were both " indeterminate " . I have no idea how to read the results so

that's all I know.

What was really interesting to me was that my SpectraCell tests

showed me defecient in vitamin D, B2, B12 and Pantothenic Acid as

well as Zinc and Asparagine. Everything else was good, including

glutathione, at least as far as this test goes. It's odd because

I've been supplementing with Bs so I guess I'm going to increase the

3 that I need, over and above what I'm already doing.

Conversely, my aldesterone was totally fine. My platelets were good.

Everything was good, although neutrophils, white blood cells, etc

were on low side and my TSH was very high for me.

But the most disturbing thing was my C reactive protein, a cardiac

inflammation marker, was extremely high, putting me at " high risk "

for a cardiac event. Pretty strange that I've got that much

inflammation while I'm on a major anti-inflammation protocol. :-(

I've been thinking something's wrong with my heart ever since the

minocycline fiasco, and now with the recent discovery that fixing

the hole between the chambers cures 80% of migraines sufferers, AND

the fact that Cheney had a heart transplant has had me thinking. My

bp was 85 or 53 today too, unusual for the doc's office to be that

low. It's time to see a cardiologist.

Anyway, all this, and I'm actually feeling better than I have in a

long time.

Gotta run, so perhaps there's more I've forgotten.

penny

> > > > > > > > Here are 2 articles on Actinomycosis. A very

> > > > > > > destructive, bone

> > > > > > > > eating bacteria that for many many years was

> > > > > > > thought to be a

> > > > > > > fungus

> > > > > > > > (hence the mycosis ending). A lot of docs still

> > > > > > > mistakenly assume

> > > > > > > > it's a fungus. A friend of mine recently, as a

> > > > > > > last resort, went

> > > > > > > to

> > > > > > > > a cancer specialist who routinely works with head

> > > > > > > and neck cancer

> > > > > > > > and he discovered that she was full of actino

> > > > > > > wormholing it's way

> > > > > > > > through her sinuses and jaw. He said he sees this

> > > > > > > all the time,

> > > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > isn't surprised, but that actino is very hard to

> > > > > > > detect or

> > > > > > > culture,

> > > > > > > > so most docs are oblivious. And, interestingly,

> > > > > > > Actinomycosis

> > > > > > > looks

> > > > > > > > much the same as lyme disease does on PCR testing.

> > > > > > > Acording to my

> > > > > > > > friend, when she talked to IGenex a couple years

> > > > > > > back, they told

> > > > > > > her

> > > > > > > > that it would be quite possible to confuse actino

> > > > > > > with lyme

> > > > > > > > organisms in PCR testing. Whether this still holds

> > > > > > > true, I don't

> > > > > > > > know, but I think it would make sense to find out,

> > > > > > > especially when

> > > > > > > > you read below how many areas Actino affects, and

> > > > > > > how difficult it

> > > > > > > > is to treat.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > It's also interesting that one of Actino's forms

> > > > > > > likes the lungs

> > > > > > > and

> > > > > > > > that it produces a granulomatous immune response.

> > > > > > > Perhaps it's the

> > > > > > > > cause of Sarcoidosis? It also can cause Pelvic

> > > > > > > disease in women,

> > > > > > > > tonsil problems, can affect the brain, etc. And

> > > > > > > debridement of the

> > > > > > > > jaw and sinuses is not, according to this cancer

> > > > > > > specialist, a

> > > > > > > good

> > > > > > > > way to go, because you will just keep debriding

> > > > > > > until there's no

> > > > > > > > bone left.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Actino is probably most commonly introduced

> > > > > > > through dental or bone

> > > > > > > > trauma or even tissue injury (I'm thinking how

> > > > > > > many people seem

> > > > > > > > inexplicably stricken with CFS after a whip lash

> > > > > > > type injury).

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Actino apparently responds best to penicillin G,

> > > > > > > but treatment can

> > > > > > > > last a year or more. This is what my friend is

> > > > > > > currently doing.

> > > > > > > > Augmentin is also a drug that sometimes is

> > > > > > > beneficial.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > This is an organism that I think people should

> > > > > > > really be looking

> > > > > > > at

> > > > > > > > as a possible culprit in their illnesses.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > penny

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Actinomycosis is a subacute-to-chronic bacterial

> > > > > > > infection caused

> > > > > > > by

> > > > > > > > filamentous, gram-positive,

> > > > > > > anaerobic-to-microaerophilic bacteria

> > > > > > > > that are not acid fast. It is characterized by

> > > > > > > contiguous spread,

> > > > > > > > suppurative and granulomatous inflammatory

> > > > > > > reaction, and formation

> > > > > > > > of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts that

> > > > > > > discharge sulfur

> > > > > > > > granules. The most common clinical forms of

> > > > > > > actinomycosis are

> > > > > > > > cervicofacial (ie, lumpy jaw), thoracic, and

> > > > > > > abdominal. In women,

> > > > > > > > pelvic actinomycosis is common.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Pathophysiology: The actinomycetes are prominent

> > > > > > > among the normal

> > > > > > > > flora of the oral cavity and less prominent in the

> > > > > > > lower

> > > > > > > > gastrointestinal tract and female genital tract.

> > > > > > > As these

> > > > > > > > microorganisms are not virulent, they require a

> > > > > > > break in the

> > > > > > > > integrity of the mucous membranes and the presence

> > > > > > > of devitalized

> > > > > > > > tissue to invade deeper body structures and cause

> > > > > > > human illness.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Furthermore, actinomycosis generally is a

> > > > > > > polymicrobial infection,

> > > > > > > > with isolates numbering as many as 5-10 bacterial

> > > > > > > species.

> > > > > > > > Establishment of human infection may require the

> > > > > > > presence of such

> > > > > > > > companion bacteria, which participate in the

> > > > > > > production of

> > > > > > > infection

> > > > > > > > by elaborating a toxin or enzyme or by inhibiting

> > > > > > > host defenses.

> > > > > > > > These companion bacteria appear to act as

> > > > > > > copathogens that enhance

> > > > > > > > the relatively low invasive power of

> > > > > > > actinomycetes. Specifically,

> > > > > > > > they are responsible for the early manifestations

> > > > > > > of the infection

> > > > > > > > and for treatment failures.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Once infection is established, the host mounts an

> > > > > > > intense

> > > > > > > > inflammatory (ie, suppurative, granulomatous)

> > > > > > > response, and

> > > > > > > fibrosis

> > > > > > > > develops subsequently. Infection typically spreads

> > > > > > > contiguously,

> > > > > > > > frequently ignoring tissue planes and invading

> > > > > > > surrounding tissues

> > > > > > > > or organs. Ultimately, the infection produces

> > > > > > > draining sinus

> > > > > > > tracts.

> > > > > > > > Hematogenous dissemination to distant organs may

> > > > > > > occur in any

> > > > > > > stage

> > > > > > > > of the infection, whereas lymphatic dissemination

> > > > > > > is unusual.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Cervicofacial actinomycosis

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Cervicofacial actinomycosis is the most common

> > > > > > > manifestation,

> > > > > > > > comprising 50-70% of reported cases. Infection

> > > > > > > typically occurs

> > > > > > > > following oral surgery or in patients with poor

> > > > > > > dental hygiene.

> > > > > > > This

> > > > > > > > form of actinomycosis is characterized in the

> > > > > > > initial stages by

> > > > > > > soft-

> > > > > > > > tissue swelling of the perimandibular area. Direct

> > > > > > > spread into the

> > > > > > > > adjacent tissues occurs over time, along with

> > > > > > > development of

> > > > > > > > fistulas that discharge purulent material

> > > > > > > containing yellow (ie,

> > > > > > > > sulfur) granules. Invasion of the cranium or the

> > > > > > > bloodstream may

> > > > > > > > occur if the disease is left untreated.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Thoracic actinomycosis

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Thoracic actinomycosis accounts for 15-20% of

> > > > > > > cases. Aspiration of

> > > > > > > > oropharyngeal secretions containing actinomycetes

> > > > > > > is the usual

> > > > > > > > mechanism of infection. Occasionally, thoracic

> > > > > > > actinomycosis may

> > > > > > > > result from the introduction of organisms via

> > > > > > > esophageal

> > > > > > > > perforation, by direct spread from an

> > > > > > > actinomycotic process of the

> > > > > > > > neck or abdomen, or via hematogenous spread from a

> > > > > > > distant lesion.

> > > > > > > > Thoracic actinomycosis commonly presents as a

> > > > > > > pulmonary infiltrate

> > > > > > > > or mass, which, if left untreated, can spread to

> > > > > > > involve the

> > > > > > > pleura,

> > > > > > > > pericardium, and chest wall, ultimately leading to

> > > > > > > the formation

> > > > > > > of

> > > > > > > > sinuses that discharge sulfur granules.

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Actinomycosis of the abdomen and pelvis

> > > > > > > >

> > > > > > > > Actinomycosis of the abdomen and pelvis accounts

> > > > > > > for 10-20% of

> > > > > > >

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