Strep infection left a Lehigh Valley boy with severe psychiatric symptoms. His family went on a journey for answers, recovery

NAZARETH, Pa. — While a strep infection, such as strep throat, is known to be serious, it’s less commonly known that it can lead to neuro-psychiatric conditions in children.

And that it can cause sudden and significant changes in a child’s mental and behavioral health.

It was behind the struggle of a 12-year-old Nazareth boy…

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