The mentioned common name, "kissing disease" has been used in the USA to denote mononucleosis. The hashimoto's patient I am working with had a very severe case of mono when she was in college.
doug On Aug 17, 2015, at 7:15 PM, Neville wrote: > > Being a layman, excuse me for interrupting here, but the following [bolded] > caught my attention... > > There are some terminologies which may differ dependant on which country one > resides in. Could you tell me if what you all are discussing is anything to > do with, or related to in any way, what is termed in Australia as "Glandular > Fever" or "Kissing Disease"? > > I'll explain if the above is relevant. > > Thank You > > N. > > > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>Thyroid Nodules > Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:51:37 -0500 > To: [email protected] > > I have been working with a hashimoto patient and I might add a new > perspective to this discussion, particularly since this is a silver list, > interested in CS fighting infections: > > > > My suspicions that thyroiditis was caused by an infection seems to be backed > up by many online excerpts: > > "In my clinical experience working with many Hashimoto’s patients I have > found that the most common underlying cause of Hashimoto’s disease is a > chronic stealth infection that has been overlooked by both conventional and > alternative practitioners. One of the most common infection connections with > Hashimoto’s disease is the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). EBV is actually a herpes > virus that most people contract when they are young causing mononucleosis aka > “The Kissing Disease” which results in swollen lymph nodes and fatigue. > Normally, your body fights it off and your immune system controls it for life > just like chicken pox for example. However, people with Hashimoto’s disease > have been shown to have a genetic deficiency in the immune cells (CD8+) that > control this virus. The virus then reactivates inside the thyroid gland > inducing autoimmunity via molecular mimicry. As long as the EBV is active, > the autoimmunity will persist. I find a significant number of patients with > Hashimoto’s disease have reactivated EBV which is identified through a simple > blood test. I use the activity of the EBV as a guide to balancing the immune > system and reducing the attack on the thyroid gland." > > > > doug
