[PANDAS following amygdalectomy].
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) is the denomination for the disorder shown by a subgroup of patients with obsessive symptoms and/or tics that appear in relation to infections by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. The clinical case that we present corresponds to a girl of 5 years who developed a compulsive-obsessive disorder in temporal relation to an amygdalectomy. This patient fulfilled the diagnostic criteria and the longitudinal evolution corresponding to this type of disorder.
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Unidad de Hospitalización Psiquiátrica, Hospital de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
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D000679:Amygdala / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013981:Tic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
PANDAS tras amigdalectomía.