Suggest Treatment For Throat Infection, Cough And Clogged Nose

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2015

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Wed, 16 Sep 2015 Answered on

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Question : Hello,
I got cold or virus infection and was sick from Tuesday September 08, 2015. I had throat infection, cough, running and clogged nose. I did not take any medication to let my immune system to work. Today I went to do blood test. High sensitive reactive protein was 14.2
Do you think that this result reflects infection I just got? I feel better now, much better.

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
CRP reflects infection with delay, no worries

Detailed Answer:
dear patient,

yes the crp result reflects the infection that you have had (getting better) very likely, since the crp shows up always a little in delay to the actual symptoms.

If you are getting better now there is no reason to worry.

Best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (2 days later)

Thank you for your reply.
Do I need to perform follow up blood test?
I read about CRP and I am worry that sometimes CRP evaluates due cancer.

Answered by Dr. Ralf Von Seckendorff (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No followup necessary

Detailed Answer:
Dear patient,

if it eases your mind you may ask your doc about followup, but usually there is no followup necessary since it is/was very likely be caused by the infection,

best regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad