Re: Codliver oil and measles question -

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My son has IgG and IgM in the normal range for the following viruses-

Herpes 1

Herpes 2

HHV-6

Varicella-Zoster

Epstein barr

He has elavated IgG for measles and CMV

Is HSV croup a possibility inspite of this?

TIA,

Sangeeta

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> My son, almost 10 yo, gets a fever & starts this croupy cough

everytime

> we start codliver oil.

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> As a non-MD researcher I offer a speculation:

>

> As the increased vitamin A increases IgA, perhaps the child is

having a

> boosted (appropriate) immune reaction against a virus or bacterium

that

> has established residency within pleural tissue. The symptoms that

> resemble croup *may* be a good reaction if the child eventually is

able to

> conquer the pathogen. Ask the child's health care provider if IP-6

might

> be a useful adjunct for boosting cell-mediated immunity while the

vit-A is

> boosting the IgA.

>

> Also, HSV croup is described in med lit, thus HSV *may* be a

significant

> pathogen in your child.

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