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What Causes Sore Throat And Swelling In Legs?
My esr level has been diagnosed as 65, I am having problems with a sore throat off an on and had swelling in legs 6 months before when esr was 70. Now that they have referred me to rheumatologist. What could all this history mean ? Please advice. Many thanks.
Fri, 11 Jul 2014
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ESR is an inflammatory marker which increases due to any inflammation of the body.
There are joint or muscle conditions that may be associated with an elevated ESR.
Examples are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma
The rheumatologist would likely suggest additional blood tests and imaging to determine source of the inflammation.
I hope this helps
ESR is an inflammatory marker which increases due to any inflammation of the body.
There are joint or muscle conditions that may be associated with an elevated ESR.
Examples are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma
The rheumatologist would likely suggest additional blood tests and imaging to determine source of the inflammation.
I hope this helps
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