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My father aged 64 is having fever and cough from last 4 days. He consulted a doctor for fever and cough. Doctor advised to take covid test and it turned out to be negative. Yesterday, we consulted doctor once again and advised to take further test. Today , we got test reports and crp level found to be 32 mg/litre.
And in X-ray test mild haziness in lower left zone in chest is found. What may be the reason?
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CRP can be increased in any infection. It needs to be correlated with symptoms. Sometimes a CT scan may be needed if there's no improvement of symptoms to look for further details.
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Consult a pulmonologist for further evaluation.
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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CRP is non specific and may be increased in many conditions..consult pulmonologist for better management.
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CRP is increased in any infective etiology,mild haziness in chest x-ray may be due to infection,as he is having fever and cough,need to evaluate further with appropriate investigations and then treat accordingly, consult pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Crp level will be increased in many infections. Pl do sputum test, for Afb,and pyogenic group of organisms. He has to be further investigated.Does he have any co morbidities. Pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken.
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Dr. Amruth Sindhu
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17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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