Cold and cough

2018-08-19 15:43:35
Dear doctor, My mother has been suffering from normal cold & cough since past few days. No other abnormality is detected. But in the blood test, only the ESR value is quite high (102 mm/hr) though other parameters are near to the standard range. After 10 days of medication, the ESR decreased by 8 units only. Both the reports have been attached herewith. Kindly tell me if there is anything to worry and the type of medication needed.
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Cough and cold with raised esr is a strong suspicion towards tuberculosis
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Kindly get an chest xray pa view done and a montoux test done and a sputum for acid fast bacilli bh concentration method done

Answered2018-08-22 22:39:12

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