Geplaatst: 27 jun 2013, 16:45
Heeft DML het hier over een auto-immuunaandoening Louisa?
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* "Clinical Testing Suggestions": Bron: http://www.immed.org/illness/clinical_testing.htmlChronic infections are important in a variety of autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, such as MS, Lupus (SLE), among others, and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
We previously proposed that many and perhaps a majority of these patients might be suffering from mycoplasmal and other infections that can cause, in part, their complex signs and symptoms.
Systemic chronic infections (caused by bacteria such as Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Borrelia, Brucella, etc. or viruses such as CMV, HHV6, EV or enterovirus, etc.) can invade virtually every human tissue and can compromise the immune system, permitting opportunistic infections by other bacteria, viruses, fungi and yeast.
Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, Borrelia, Rickettsia and other pathogens can also directly damage and kill nerve cells in a process called apoptosis, resulting in nervous system degeneration.
DML heeft zich in 2000 aangesloten als member IMM: Bron: http://www.immed.org/reachus.htmFor chronic illnesses (CFS, FMS, RA, Lupus, neurodegenerative diseases, among other illnesses) that could have an infectious component, The Institute for Molecular Medicine suggests the following lab tests (codes are CPT codes or test description/ordering codes):
......3. Lyme Borrelia burgdorferi Test (CPT: 86617)—Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Disease) by Western Blot analysis. Justification: Many CFS, FMS and RA patients have this systemic infection (diagnosed as Lyme Disease) along with other co-infection(s) (Nicolson et al.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients subsequently diagnosed with Lyme Disease Borrelia burgdorferi: evidence for Mycoplasma species co-infections. J Chronic Fatigue Syndr 2008;.....
Groetjes, LouisaKenny De Meirleir, M.D.
Dr. De Meirleir is currently Professor of Internal Medicine, The Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. He is also a Professor of Physiology at The Free University of Brussels. He is also Director of the Fatigue Clinic at The Free University of Brussels. Dr. De Meirlier obtained his M.D. in 1977 from The Free University of Brussels and was a resident in Internal Medicine and in Cardiology. He received the Solvay Prize in 1980 and a NATO research award. He is a member of several editorial boards and associations in Europe, and he has over 390 publications. Dr. De Meirleir has held many administrative positions in Belgium and at The Free University of Brussels. Dr. De. Meirlier is an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Institute for Molecular Medicine.
Joined IMM 2000.