SATRA
MY 4 YEAR OLD HAD REPEAT POLIO & DTP VACCINES ON JUNE 30, 2000 AND HAS HAD FEVERS EVER SINCE. SHE HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED AND TREATED WITH INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS (ANCEF, CLINDAMYCIN, & VENGAMYCIN) FOR OSTEO MILLITIS OF THE LEFT TALUS FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. SHE HAS HAD A BONE MARROW BIOPSY TO RULE OUT LUEKEMIA AND SOME CANCERS, SHE HAS HAD ALL TYPES OF BLOOD WORK UPS, AND SHE RECENTLY HAD SURGERY ON HER RIGHT FOOT TO BIOPSY THE BONE. sTILL THE DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER AND HAVE RELEASED HER ON THE THERAPY FOR JRA. tHEY SAY THAT THERE ARE NO DEFINITIVE TEST TO DIAGNOSE JRA. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING HER HOME AND JUST WAIT UNTIL WHATEVER IS WRONG MANIFESTS ITSELF IN A WAY THAT THEY WILL KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. SHE'S HAD FEVERS FOR THE PAST 60 DAYS, EVEN ON ANTIBIOTICS. THE MRI DID NOT SHOW ANY SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE OR INFLAMATION, ONLY EDEMA IN THE BONE CONSISTENT WITH OSTEO MILLITIS. ANY ANSWERS OR DIRECTION WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG SUMMER!