Dr. says I dont need a strep test for my 5 year old

[tconway2208]

Im new at this and I have taken everything to heart that all of you have said so please help me with this one. I need to know what kind of strep test I need to get for my son? She (the Dr.) said everyone has some sort of strep. ( I dont really understand that) The other thing is she said it was not necissary to get food allergy testing as well??? He has p. on his genitals (this was the first site have been dealing with this for about 3 mnths) last week he developed it under his arms, between his legs, on the back of his head @ the hair line and on one of his ears. I have no problem demanding sertain tests but I would like to know whitch tests are the ones you all say he needs. He was just diagnosed last week by a dermitoligist and he is 5. My spelling is really bad sorry.

[MikeK]

Hi Tiffany,

Don't worry about your spelling! I just responded to the PM that you sent me. I think that you need to insist on a strep test. Insist on a culture because the so-called "quick test" is often unreliable.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Mike

[PJ Leary]

Hi Tiffany,

I know that it's hard to have a child who is sick. I am a Mom myself with four children, and three of them have issues with strep induced psoriasis outbreaks just like I do. The good news is that once you train your pediatrician about this issue, you will be able to get quick treatment.

I agree with Mike that you need to get him a throat culture.

http://www.psoriasis.org/about/psoriasis/guttate.php

Please print out the information from the above link and take it with you to the Dr's office. It sounds like your child has inverse psoriasis, and certain topicals along with the appropriate treatment for the underlying infection can speed up the recovery time.

Please let us know if we can help further.

Regards,

[GitOverIt]

Hi Tconway
One thing you have to keep in mind is that your doctor is working for you, and hopefully with you.....if not, then it's time to start shopping for a new one.....
Sometimes you have to insist, when you want, say, certain tests done! or a different type of treatment! There are so many things being discovered that perhaps some doctors have a hard time keeping up....

Here is an interesting thread on what some Dr's are finding out!

http://www.psoriasis.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20555

and one other Doctor I've been reading about Dr. MC Heng

(Dermatologist, head of the dept of Dermatology at UCLA, researcher of psoriasis, and a proponent of curcumin as a skin healer....she also developed the gel for healing the skin)


In an email I received from her she describes psoriasis as a genetic problem induced by injury.
Once the injury (allergic reactions, infections, cuts, wounds, sunburn, strep etc) is present, a chain of reactions which is supposed to assist in wound healing is induced! In psoriasis, the epidermis grows too quickly, and instead of turning over once every 60 days producing mature, functional stratum corneum/ barrier cells , the psoriatic epidermis turns over once every 4 days, producing defective stratum corneum/barrier cells which are leaky and allows bacteria to enter the skin. Curcumin ( a very old spice) which is derived from turmeric, helps the skin turnover to slow down to once every 4 days. This is accomplished by inhibiting phosphorylase kinase, too much of which is found in psoriatic skin because of a genetic defect (17th chromosome) which does not allow phosphorylase kinase to switch off after wound healing.

She says to take psoriasis away you have to:
1. remove the precipitating factors, and get rid of the aggravating factors!
2. repair the eggshell (stratum corneum top layer of skin) with Psoria-gold and other creams!

here is an article in Dermatology Times that describes more.....

http://www.dermatologytimes.com/dermatologytimes/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=178388

and here is her site...she gives free consultations....

http://psoriainfo.org/site/


and here is more info from pub med

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11069500