[Hope15]

If someone suffers from some kind of a bad infection, could PN come on as a result from this even months later? Thanks...

[BEGLET]

Originally Posted by Hope15

If someone suffers from some kind of a bad infection, could PN come on as a result from this even months later? Thanks...

Mine started overnight following a two week long bout with strep throat.....

[watsonsh]

I think so, especially with viruses.

[mrsD]

Yes. We have seen many people develop PN following an infectious illness.

In fact, infection with Campylobacter from uncooked chicken is KNOWN to cause PN (GBS). There is also a fish infection.

This may be due to the infectious agent itself. Or that the body makes antibodies to the organism which mimic (are similar to) nerve tissue, and hence after the infection, these antibodies then attack the self, instead.

There are also cytokines released in response to infection, and these are inflammatory and may attack nerve endings as well.

There are some seafood toxins/bacterial poisoning that can involve nerves:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/disea...netoxins_g.htm

[Hope15]

Originally Posted by mrsD

Yes. We have seen many people develop PN following an infectious illness.

In fact, infection with Campylobacter from uncooked chicken is KNOWN to cause PN (GBS). There is also a fish infection.

This may be due to the infectious agent itself. Or that the body makes antibodies to the organism which mimic (are similar to) nerve tissue, and hence after the infection, these antibodies then attack the self, instead.

There are also cytokines released in response to infection, and these are inflammatory and may attack nerve endings as well.

There are some seafood toxins/bacterial poisoning that can involve nerves:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/disea...netoxins_g.htm

Thanks MrsD, very interesting article. It makes you wonder. I was curious to know if an infection strikes and does affect the nerves, does the PN always come on right away? Could the PN symptoms possibly start even months down the road?

[mrsD]

It is hard to say. But autoimmune issues can be sneaky, and take time to show up. Hard to diagnose too.

I often wonder how many get PN from the yearly flu vaccines?
See the other thread about squalene containing vaccines stimulating the autoimmune response in some people.