I'm 21 yrs old..I have strep throat right now..for the third time this year. Everyone keeps telling me that I'm too old to be catching this kind of infection--unless say for example I work in a school around lots of kids. I do remember as a kid having this often. The only time I go to the doctor is for strep infections and well-woman check ups..thats it..I usually don't have any other major problems.
My mom thinks I should go to an ear,nose, throat specialist. Any of your knowledgable thoughts appreciated.... thank you
Well I went to the doc today...they did a quick swab test, came back negative..BUT that has happened to me in the past, they'll call a week later and say "you actually did have strep, need a rx?" but if you saw the huge globs of white bacteria on the back of my throat you'd see something is up... so i'm on amoxil 500 QID
I also went to an ENT as well today, and he suggests I get my tonsils out...so guess I have to get that set up soon...looks like i'll be a miserable person over xmas break. Thank you all of those who posted...even tho they made me a little nervous...it'll work out eventually! Thanx
Sorry. My reply was not intended to make you nervous.
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, also known as acute proliferative glomerulonephritis
It is an immune complex disease with the antigen of the antigen-antibody complexes of streptococcal origin.
It is marked by several laboratory abnormalities, including urinary red cells and red cell casts, azotemia, decrease serum C3, and increase titers of antistreptococcal antibodies (antistreptolysin O, anti-DNAse B, and anticationic proteinase)
It usually leads to complete recovery in almost all children and many adults. A very small minority develop rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
Also, be aware that the rapid strep test can lead to false negatives. Did the physician also do a throat culture?
Another remote possibility to consider is that your sore throat may not be bacterial in nature but could be due to some sort of autoimmune disorder. In acute inflammation (whether caused by bacterial or autoimmune), you will see neutrophils (or pus). However, this is looking for zebras when you hear hoofbeats (instead of looking for the horses)
hittme123
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What exactly is PSGN?