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What Is The Elevated CRP Indicate In A Year Old Child?
my male child has 8 mg\l CRP and ankle swelling and pain at the site of the bony spruts and i still are waiting for the results of the ESR and Uric acid from the laboratory please i want to know what is the elevated CRP indicate?
my child is 5 years old
my child is 5 years old
Fri, 17 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
The elevated CRP will suggest inflammation due to infection.
Other tests will reveal the cause of infection and inflammation.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
Thank you for asking question on health care magic.
The elevated CRP will suggest inflammation due to infection.
Other tests will reveal the cause of infection and inflammation.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose
Please feel free to ask any more queries if required
Take care
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam MD;DCH
Associate professor of pediatrics
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