My nephew has cerebral palsy. He recently went on a trip, where there was a lot of woodland, when he came back his lips and face were blue, since then he has been in hospital for over a week. He has lung disease, he had a biopsy on his lung and it came back saying that he has some sort of disease linked with bats! He has not been bitten, so rabies may be wiped out, he is on a respitory machine in and has been heavily sedated. He has a very low immune system. Fungal infection has also been diagnosed. Can someone please shed any light or send links etc. THX DESPERATE!!!
2006-07-14 14:52:10 · 10 answers · asked by ball_cathie 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Cellfish, Wots the cure if he may have been tested for lyme disease. wots hentavirus?
2006-07-14 15:03:08 · update #1
I am in England. He went to a place called "towers"? wooded area.
2006-07-14 15:45:24 · update #2
mrchinlersir: I forgot to mention that he went to America and visited a bat cave. Not sure of the location. Please reply asap you are a huge help
2006-07-15 01:12:59 · update #3
FYI we have had information etc and he has been diagnosed etc but it may be a shot in the dark as to whether anyone else has experienced the same thing to shed some light. You get a life
2006-07-16 11:57:39 · update #4
It is most definately a fungus. Where did he go camping? These are the most common pulmonary fungal infections that can come from being outside.
Histoplasma capsulatum, endemic to the Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi river drainage areas and the St. Lawrence Seaway, can be due to bat guano, usually just treated with bed rest in healthy people
Blastomyces dermatitidis, endemic mainly to areas aroung the St. Lawrence, Mississippi and Ohio rivers and the southeastern US, associated with rotting wood, treated with intraconazole
Coccidioides immitis, highly endemic in the San Joaquin Valley and the Lower Sonoran Desert of the southwestern US
Without knowing where your nephew was, I'd have to guess it is Histoplasmosis just because of the bat connection.
2006-07-14 15:38:33 · answer #1 · answered by mrchinlersir 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hi Cass. Reading your question gave me chills. I have been where you are not all that long ago, and I understand exactly how desperate you feel. I am so sorry. My baby daughter suffered respiratory failure in October and had a biopsy to try to determine a cause and to help decide if survival was even a possibility for her. Her cause was never identified, and histologically, her biopsy showed diffuse alveolar damage, interstitial lung disease. She somehow managed to survive even though nobody (including me) thought she could, but she is still affected and is still on oxygen (she sometimes can come off a few hours a day now, so she is getting better). I'm no expert, but having a child with a condition like this, I read a LOT. If I had to guess, I'd agree with the medical student and say histoplasmosis because of the bats. I am so sorry this has happened to your nephew, and I truly wish there was something I could do to help. Your family will be in my prayers. Take care.
2006-07-14 16:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by chILD Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm certainly no expert, but I wonder if he's been tested for Lyme Disease, caused from tick bites. Maybe he has hantavirus, which is caused from coming in contact with rodent droppings. Good luck to you and your family.
2006-07-14 15:03:28 · answer #3 · answered by pvpd73127 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell doc to rule out hentavirus and lyme disease. If fungal , consider tuberculosis as well.
2006-07-14 14:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by cellfish 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know there is a disease you can get from bird poo if its dried and inhaled i don't know if its any help to you but maybe you could find out if this also relates to bats just in case he has been in close proximity to any i hope he makes a full and speedy recovery xx
2006-07-14 15:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
com on .seriously some one with cerebral palsy who fallen ill...
you want some one to diagnose the illness with a couple of lines
of maybes you have provided ?????? get real this is not a soar finger !!!come on get professional advice
2006-07-15 21:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am so sorry to hear of your nephews plight with this horrible illness. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
2006-07-14 14:55:33 · answer #7 · answered by maddog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i fell for you good luck with the cure all my love goes to both of you in this hard time sorry i have no answers but good luck
2006-07-14 15:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by iminlove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor guy that's so sad you know what I'm going to pray for him and hopefully he will get better all right and lets just pray that god is not ready for him
2006-07-14 15:01:44 · answer #9 · answered by ut-tiny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong site. Try www.batcaveanswers.com
2006-07-14 14:55:20 · answer #10 · answered by poppy vox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋