Group A beta hemolytic streptococcal infections and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a Turkish pediatric population.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate obsessive-compulsive disease (OCD) in Turkish Children who had group A beta hemolytic streptococcal (GABHS) infections and those who had not. Thirty-one children and adolescents (the study group) were compared with 28 children and adolescents. The Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) scores were rated between study group and control group. The mean score, obsession and compulsion scores of CY-BOCS in the study group were significantly higher than they were in the control group (P < 0.05). The GABHS infections should be assessed in the etiology of OCD in children. Considering GABHS infections may help the treatment of OCD.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. osmanabal@hotmail.com
Osman
O
Abali
Hasan
H
Nazik
Kagan
K
Gurkan
Emin
E
Unuvar
Mujgan
M
Sidal
Betigul
B
Ongen
Fatma
F
Oguz
Umran
U
Tuzun
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014421:Turkey