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I Was Diagnosed With Strep Wednesday. Started Abx And Still

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Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
Question: I was diagnosed with strep Wednesday. Started abx And still felt worse on Saturday. Went to Er and started augmentin ... tested negative twice for covid. Still have weakeness in arms and legs. Have an elevated ESR rate of 38. Started steroids .... what could this be?
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Answered by Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
You meant strep throat?

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help for you today. You meant strep throat? Augmentin is a good medicine for Strep Throat. The antibiotic should be responded to from fever and pain in 1 to 3 days after taking medicine The symptom of strep can cause you weakness and fatigue in your arm and legs can still happen. But if you stay weak for longer than two week you need to do more further evaluation. The elevated ESR means you have inflammation in your body and the inflammation can cause strep.

I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I Hope you have good health.

Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey (15 hours later)
My doctor ran a complete autoimmune panel. Everything came back normal.

CRP was 0.50. Is it safe to say the elevated ESR was from my strep throat infection?
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Follow up: Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey (6 hours later)
Also. My Ana was negative. Does ESR point all to strep
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Answered by Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
CRP and ESR is not a specific test for strep throat

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you again for your question. CRP and ESR is not a specific test for strep throat but it is consistently higher in strep throat and other infections in your body. ESR/CRP are inflammatory markers.
After you get better from the medicine antibiotic that you take ESR/CRP should be back to normal. But to make sure that you are recovering from any other infection you can do the test again if you worry about it.

Hope I have answered your query. If you need any other clarifications, please let me know. Wish you have good health. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Best regards,
Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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I Was Diagnosed With Strep Wednesday. Started Abx And Still

Brief Answer: You meant strep throat? Detailed Answer: Hello and thank you for your question. Hope I can be of help for you today. You meant strep throat? Augmentin is a good medicine for Strep Throat. The antibiotic should be responded to from fever and pain in 1 to 3 days after taking medicine The symptom of strep can cause you weakness and fatigue in your arm and legs can still happen. But if you stay weak for longer than two week you need to do more further evaluation. The elevated ESR means you have inflammation in your body and the inflammation can cause strep. I hope that I can help you, and please let me know if you have any clarification or question about that, and I would be welcome to discuss it with you further. I Hope you have good health. Best regards, Dr. Heang Chan Raksmey, General and Family Physician