Believe it or not, if you google “pandas” this disease does in fact make an appe
Believe it or not, if you google “pandas” this disease does in fact make an appearance on the first page. Didn’t the consultant feel silly though when he typed it in and the first thing that appears is all these pictures of pandas. It’s a bit obscure, but it is the abrupt onset (or sudden dramatic worsening) of OCD and/or Tourette like syndromes following infection with group A beta haemolytic strep - such as with strep throat and scarlet fever. It is thought it might be an autoimmune response (“molecular mimicry” which is a term I have fondness for), similar to sequale of rheumatic fever (valve disease, chorea). Mostly I felt like drawing a panda. I copied it from this guy. -- source link
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