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Suggest Treatment For Low Grade Fever
my son is suffering from low grade fever since a month(99-100) all the tests concerned are negative blood culture , montux , widal , torch ,calcium serum ,urine ,stool,x-ray chest,ultrasound abdomen ,x-ray pns, ct chest and head(normal and contrast) he has no other symptoms on the 5th day of fever the ESR was 43 which has increased to 76 on the 15th day of fever .plus on the tenth day of fever he got iritis in his left eye which has resolved but has occured in the right eye since two days. he was given a course of lariago and antibiotics for 12 days(azithral 500mg BD and Taxim-o 500mg OD)
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
Hello and welcome to HCM,
Low grade fever with a history of iritis in eye and elevated ESR can be due to sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is an immunologically mediated disease which involves lungs and eyes commonly.
Sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion and suspected when all other possibilities are ruled out.
Blood levels of ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) are estimated to rule out or confirm sarcoidosis.
Consult your primary healthcare provider for prescription of the investigation.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
Low grade fever with a history of iritis in eye and elevated ESR can be due to sarcoidosis.
Sarcoidosis is an immunologically mediated disease which involves lungs and eyes commonly.
Sarcoidosis is a diagnosis of exclusion and suspected when all other possibilities are ruled out.
Blood levels of ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) are estimated to rule out or confirm sarcoidosis.
Consult your primary healthcare provider for prescription of the investigation.
Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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