hi Deb,
When I was first diagnosed with SAA, I was tested for all of those by an infectious disease doctor, but I think it was more that they were trying to find a cause for the AA, also to see if I had those, too. I had just been through treatment for Lyme disease. Also, apparently, a lot of the tick-borne diseases, as viruses, can trigger an aplastic 'crisis', which then resolves itself. I tested negative for all but the Lyme, and it was eventually decided that the Lyme disease was not the cause of my AA, but was coincidental.
Good luck,
Gloria
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Gloria, early 50s, dx SAA Summer 2007, Pred July 07, Rituxan Aug 07, dx PNH Feb 2008, ATG Apr 08, began Soliris 5/31/11
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