Erythrocyte sedimentation rate for a routine check of fever in children, erythrocyte sedimentation rate check although it is not specific, but some connective tissue disease, tuberculosis, on the potential diagnosis of diseases such as cancer, great reference value.
Rheumatic fever in children, juvenile rheumatoid diseases, connective tissue disease, while in active stage fever, erythrocyte sedimentation rate significantly fast; and the condition gradually improves and become at rest, erythrocyte sedimentation rate seen slowing down or return to normal.
ESR can also speed up at active stage of tuberculosis in children. Anti-TB treatment, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be gradually declining
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Some potential tumor, clinical typical performance has not yet appeared, visible chronic low fever, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
In short, for children with fever of unknown cause and, should be routine examination of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, at the same time should also be targeted for other check to help diagnosis.
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