I am in my late thirties. I have had an elevated ESR of around 60-65 for the past 4 years. On the doctor's advice, I have had all kinds of tests to ascertain the reason including endoscopy, colonoscopy, ultrasound, kidney tests, etc. All tests came back ok. I just get tired easily and often feel that my muscles and joints are sore. But other than this, I am generally healthy and have no health problems as such. It just bugs me that I have elevated ESR and nobody can tell me specifically why!
2007-10-21 16:58:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
A couple of possibilities for an unexplained high ESR include osteomyelitis (infection of the bone) and endocarditis (infection of the heart valves).
Osteomyelitis will usually present with pain in a specific area and fever. A nuclear medicine scan can be used to look for this if there is suspicion.
Endocarditis will usually present with a heart murmur and possibly fever. Ultrasound of the heart is usually the next test if the doctor is suspicious; blood cultures can also be used.
It sounds like your doctor has looked into the cause of the ESR thoroughly. You might ask him/her what s/he thinks of the other ideas we give you and then, if nothing pans out... get on with your life. There's a surprisingly large number of things that medicine can't explain; almost all turn out to be harmless. This may be one of them.
2007-10-21 19:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Esr Levels
2016-10-05 00:34:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An elevated ESR is a marker for a few different ailments (research rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica ) but in general it is a measure of systemic inflammation.
Ask your physician to order an ANA test which will usually rule rheumatoid arthritis out or in. PMR is usually diagnosed by the symptoms, elevated ESR and rapidity of onset of symptoms. Also talk to your doctor about fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
I hope you feel better soon.
2007-10-21 17:19:36 · answer #3 · answered by A Canadian 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ESR means Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate.
A high ESR might indicate infection. In your case it may be an autoimmune response meaning there is no specific infection but your body reacts as if there is, and without actual infection your body is attacking itself. It could be a sign for certain kind of arthritis (rheumatiod, ankylosing spondilitis..). It could also be just an abnormal autoimmune respose
2007-10-21 22:17:37 · answer #4 · answered by Demerrick 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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An elevated esr can have many causes. It could be from having the metalwork taken out of your arm. Sometimes, an elevated esr can be triggered by anemia. One of the classic signs of anemia is being tired. I would talk to your doctor some more about the results and ask for a detailed explaination.
2016-04-01 23:11:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ESR is a very non-specific test and can rise in a huge number of conditions and diseases, some of them as simple as infection, musculo-skeletal disorders, obesity, smoking, anaemia and use of certain drugs (such as oral contraceptives). Of course tuberculosis also causes ESR to rise, so does the cyst in the brain. Your total white cell count is also a little on the lower side. I suggest you get C-Reactive Protein (CRP) test done which is more specific.
2016-03-13 04:19:03 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infection or Arthritic.
see an Immunologist
2007-10-21 17:02:38 · answer #7 · answered by ★Greed★ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might wanna try consulting a hematologist.
chronic infection is also possible.
2007-10-21 17:15:17 · answer #8 · answered by kodok hijau 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋