Hello doctor,my mother is having very high esr count,which 115 now.Last month she was admitted to the hospital as she was suffering from joint ache,fever,and sore throat including coughing and very low appetite.Now after one month she is absolutely fine,she is having good appetite now,no fever,but milg coughing is still there .But the esr count is still the same,that is 115.My question is what is the problem and how to reduce the esr count?
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your ESR count is really very high. There are many causes of high ESR count. They are tuberculosis, anemia, autoimmune disease, connective tissue disease, malignancy, paraprotienemia etc. You have joint pain so may be chances of having some arthritis or autoimmune disease, You should investigate for that and then take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.