Dr C L Jadin
Randburg
South Africa
Depression, Psychotic Dysfunction, Rickettsial Infection Case Study
Summary
300 patients, diagnosed as suffering from depression, or other neuropsychiatric dysfunction have been treated with antibiotic. The reason for this treatment was as follows:
- The symptoms of these patients were similar to those exhibited in chronic Rickettsial diseases.
- The treatment followed the finding that their serum reacted positively to the Giroud * micro-agglutination test.
Giroud Test - specific for testing antibodies to the 5 following antigens (R36): Rickettsia Prowazeki, R. Mooseri, R. Conori, Coxiella Burnetti, Neo-R. Q18. Done by micro agglutination, depending on quality of antigens. Comparitive studies with IFA test gave very similar result.
Positive reaction : presence of antibodies; does not necessarily mean illness.
Negative reaction: does not suppress Ricketsial etiology (R1, R25)
Patients and Method will be displayed here:
I. Main Symptoms Graphic will be shown here
II. Clinical Examination graphic here
III. Biological Investigations results here
IV. Brain Scan
V. Treatment
VI. Success rate
VII. Detailed revue of 10 cases
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