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Tonsils and CRP

2021-03-30 17:01:01
My brother CRP level is 65. He has been detected covid positive before 7 days and at that time he had CRP level of 11. But after 3 days he developed tonsils problem as he already had this prblm since years. N then CRP is 65. I want to know is this due to tonsils problm or covid
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No, it is a secondary bacterial infection. Tonsil infection in elderly is rare and reflects poor immune status. Please have your doctor investigate further and to rule out cancer.

Answered2021-03-31 03:51:32

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