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What Causes High CRP Reading In A Child?
My son is 2 year 10 months old. He is getting high fever since last 4 days..i.e. 104 and it comes down through medicine. We have got his blood test done and his CRP raing came real high i.e. 16. Please advice why this CRP reading could be high. his weight is 11 kg.
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crp means c reactive protein which is raised in bacterial infection of any tissue in body needs antibiotics and it will be normal .
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