ESR Count related

[chinjish]

Dear Sir,

Good evening, My son is one year old. He have fever in last six days.Sir now we have the Medical report which is showing his ESR count is 36. our Doctor is saying the normal is 13 only. What is the problem for my son and I want to know Sir how it become normal and what are the procedure should be follow. Kindly reply me Sir, thanks

[jeyal]

Dear sir,
i am 28yrs old women. I have  fever on before one week. its reduced after a week. But still i have cold and sometimes i have cough. So i went to medical checkup my ESR level is 36. Doctor asked me to take TB test because my mother has TB 2yrs back.

Please let me know the ESR is ok or not

[jeyal]

Dear sir,
I have  fever on before one week. its reduced after a week. But still i have cold and sometimes i have cough. So i went to medical checkup my ESR level is 36. Doctor asked me to take TB test because my mother has TB 2yrs back.

Please let me know the ESR is ok or not

[Dr. Kokil Mathur]

Hi!
Treating the cause will lower the ESR values. Any inflammatory procedure which causes fever or even in absence of fever can cause the ESR to rise. Simple viral fevers, bacterial infections, typhoid, etc can result in a higher ESR. Usually, in most diseases diagnosed on basis of a high ESR (tuberculosis, cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, infective endocarditis, etc), the ESR is above 50 or 75. An ESR of 36 is not abnormally high. This ESR would normally settle down once the temperature goes down. However, a repeat test can be done and if the levels rise then further investigations can be done. Since the child is small, his stool should be tested for worms. Worms in gut can also raise ESR.
Since I cannot examine your son and know other related conditions he could be having, nor is a detailed history possible on net, I have listed the various possibilities that should be looked into. Please consult your child's pediatrician regarding this. Take care!