Repeated systemic infections

[WorriedMum1]

Please can anyone suggest a possible underlying cause ? My 20 year old daughter has suffered repeated infections over the last 3 years which do not respond well to antibiotics and are slow to heal. She has been hospitalised twice with septicemia and the drug combinations and anti fungal drugs are too numerous too mention A cut caused by climbing led to osteomyelitlis  of her middle finger on her right hand, eventually leading to amputation.  She is currently hospitalised with a chronic foot infection, having severed her flexor (?) tendon a year ago. Two repair attempts failed and she has had ongoing infections in that foot for the last 9 months. She is generally very fit and healthy and was a keen athlete. The only childhood illness that she's had is Chickenpox. To date blood tests have not identified any underlaying causes of the infection. This may not be enough information, but I wondered whether anyone has come across anything like this before? Could she have an immune system deficiency and if so what ?If so please contact me. Thank you

[WorriedMum1]

Hello, Thanks for that info. She hasn't had any dental treatment or as far as I know a pedicure, but it's interesting to hear you say that the infection appeared in your foot even though it was caused by your tooth. She's certainly had plenty of sports injuries in other parts of her body though so perhaps it could be caused by that. I hope that you get better soon.

[grannienannie]

have she had any dental surgery...i still going back and fourth with an infection the doctors could not find and i had feet infections and it happened to be my root canal that I had years ago...and the infection did not show up on the xrays...i still have the infection and im on and off krutches sometimes have she been to get her feet pedicure in the past three years? thats how my infection got out of control and they couldnt find it...fungi in the polish caused so much problems in my body for three years now and that infection have me running back and forth to the doctor..my tooth was rotten under the crown and it was not detected...one nick from the foot place triggered everything but if i didnt get my foot nicked i would have never knew it was my root canal...but ask you daughter if she been to the foot place before all her medical issues...hope i helped somewhat.