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What Causes High Fever And High Esr?
had a high fever 103 degree F accompanied by shivering,...blood and urine tests done, malaria infection negative, no infection seen in the urine sample, but the blood report shows a high ESR of 60, and a Total Count(TC) of 15,800 which is above the range.. the patient is experiencing weakness and palpitation... please enlighten on this...
Fri, 21 Nov 2014
Hello
high esr count indicates infection specially TUBERCULOSIS...get his detailed evaluation for tuberculosis i.e TB
high esr count indicates infection specially TUBERCULOSIS...get his detailed evaluation for tuberculosis i.e TB
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