my father 78 met with an acute cerbral stroke last year .  Suddenly he is suffering from fever and ESR level is also very high.  Een Dr is saying that his right lung has problem. eVEN HE IS REDUCING DAY BY DAY .What are the risk factors?AGE
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your ESR is high. There are many causes of high ESR. Tuberculosis or malignancy can lead to high ESR with fever.  Your nay have some severe acute infection.  You should go for x-ray chest and complete blood count.  Consult your doctor, ho for the investigation and 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. Don't forget to click, thank you.