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Hs crp and crp
I recently did my whole body checkup. Every test including ecg, echo,TMT,Lipid profile, FBS, PPBS, Hba1c, LFT, Thyroid, KFT, urine, Ultrasound abdomen ,TVS, Ultra sound breast, urine are normal except hscrp - 3.24, CRP -27and esr. I recently had a fever just 4 days before the checkup. Will the elevated range be because of fever? Please advice.
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Dr. Santosh Kumar Singh
Cardiologist
26 yrs exp
Delhi
High CRP , HsCRP and ESR are marker of inflammation not the infection. Procalcitonine is marker of Infection
High CRP is an indication of inflammation
HsCRP 3.0 - 10 is cardiac risk marker .
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes, hs-CRP, CRP and ESR are all markers of inflammation, and they commonly stay raised for a couple of weeks after any fever or infection, even a mild one. Having had a fever just 4 days before your checkup is a very reasonable explanation for these three being up while the rest of your panel came back fine.
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It's worth repeating the hs-CRP, CRP and ESR after 3 to 4 weeks once you're fully recovered, to confirm they've settled back down.
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If they're still high after that, please discuss this with your physician along with the full report, since a persistently raised reading is worth looking into further.
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