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High ASO titers
by Cyndrewski, Jul 20, 2006 12:00AM
I have an 8 yr old son who has had various complaints over the last several months that seem to come and go. His main complaints are of weakness, headaches, stomachaches, with occasional complaints of leg pain, chest pain, shortness of breath. He has also had a chronic dry cough and decreased appetite some of the time. He also has been experiencing periods of sadness, anxiety and fearfulness. I took him to the doctor last week and he ran some tests on his blood. All was normal except the neutrophils were low at 32.1 and the lymph was high at 56.1 and the ASO titer was very high at 756. The pediatrician recommending sending him to a pediatric neurologist and possibly starting him on antibiotics. My questions are; should we re-test him, check a throat culture for strep (He was tested 4 wks ago and it was negative) send him to a cardiologist to r/o rheumatic fever or just wait and see if his levels go down? Please help me so I know which direction to go! Thank you!!
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I have high level of ASO (470), and it caused skin infections(parapsoriasys gutata) and very ofen I feel seeknes and dizzyness.I used diferend kinds of antibiotics (ospen 1500-15 days every month, and injection 1.200.000 -once monthly), but no results.I'm very concerned because my husbent has a high level of ASO too, and we can't solve our problem. I had big problems with my tonsillitis (angina), but I had an operation in oktomber 2005 year, and after the surgery I start to feel better, but the ASO title is very high now.
I am from Macedonia and I hope that You will undersand my English.
Please help me, give me some advice, some kind of medications which You recomended on Your patiants.
I have son 3.5 years old, and I hope that he is not infected.How can I check his ASO title?
Thank You
I wait Your answer.