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Lab Results Showed Sed Rate 60. History Of Sinus Infection, Low Grade Fever Cured From Levaquin, Positive Lyme Titer At 2.12. Advice

I just got lab results back my sed rate was 60 I have had a sinus infection x 16 days and a fever low grade for 10 no fever in the last 48 hours since starting on levaquin . My lyme titer was positive at 2.12 this is not a western blot test though . Advise please YYYY@YYYY thanks
Tue, 17 Sep 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a non-specific test.
It is raised in any inflammation in the body especially in chronic inflammations.
A preceding history of Lyme's disease can be the cause of chronic inflammation and thus raised ESR.
ESR is a useful marker for follow up of chronic inflammations.
As the titre for Lyme's disease will fall, the value of ESR will fall.
Continue the treatment for Lyme's disease.
The normal value for ESR in males is below 10 mm in 1st hour and is below 20 mm in 1st hour in females.

thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Lab Results Showed Sed Rate 60. History Of Sinus Infection, Low Grade Fever Cured From Levaquin, Positive Lyme Titer At 2.12. Advice

Hello and welcome to HCM, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a non-specific test. It is raised in any inflammation in the body especially in chronic inflammations. A preceding history of Lyme s disease can be the cause of chronic inflammation and thus raised ESR. ESR is a useful marker for follow up of chronic inflammations. As the titre for Lyme s disease will fall, the value of ESR will fall. Continue the treatment for Lyme s disease. The normal value for ESR in males is below 10 mm in 1st hour and is below 20 mm in 1st hour in females. thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal