ESR 67 of blood test result, what is the cause of it, infection in the inside the boody?

Question

weekness prevailing in the boody since a month dr prescribed Doxyciline 100mg daily two tabletes

Answer 1

Rised ESR means an active disease. Infection,inflammation or allergy. Detailed examination needed if not corrected by Doxycycline.

Answer 2

Causes of a high ESR include:


malignancy:
malignant lymphoma
carcinomas of colon and breast

haematologic:
multiple myeloma - a high ESR plus osteoporosis equals multiple myeloma until proved otherwise
anaemia of acute or chronic disease, alone or combined with iron deficiency anaemia - not Fe deficiency alone

connective tissue disorders - especially:
systemic lupus erythematosus } normal in 5% of
rheumatoid arthritis } patients
polymyalgia rheumatica
temporal arteritis
systemic sclerosis

infections:
tuberculosis
acute hepatitis
bacterial

others:
sarcoidosis
renal diseases - especially with azotemia
drug fever
hepatic cirrhosis
dont worry ESR of 67 sound not thet bad may some infection..

good luck

Answer 3

ESR also known as "Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Sed rate; Sedimentation rate".

Normal Values

Adults (Westergren method):

Men under 50 years old: less than 15 mm/hr.
Men over 50 years old: less than 20 mm/hr.
Women under 50 years old: less than 20 mm/hr.
Women over 50 years old: less than 30 mm/hr.
Children (Westergren method):

Newborn: 0 to 2 mm/hr.
Neonatal to puberty: 3 to 13 mm/hr.
Note: mm/hr. = millimeters per hour.

What abnormal results mean Return to top

Elevated values occur with:

Kidney disease
Pregnancy
Rheumatic fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Severeanemia
Syphilis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Thyroid disease
Tuberculosis
Other inflammatory conditions
Markedly elevated values occur with:

Giant cell arteritis
Multiple myeloma
Macroglobulinemia - primary
Hyperfibrinogenemia (elevated fibrinogen levels in the blood)
Necrotizing vasculitis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Lower-than-normal levels occur with:
Congestive heart failure
Hyperviscosity
Hypofibrinogenemia (decreased fibrinogen levels)
Low plasma protein (due to liver or kidney disease)
Polycythemia
Sickle cell anemia
Additional conditions that may affect test results:

Allergic vasculitis
Atrial myxoma
Autoimmune hepatitis
Endometritis
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Erysipelas
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Legionnaire's disease
Osteomyelitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Pericarditis, post-MI
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Skin lesion of blastomycosis
Subacute thyroiditis
Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)