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have a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate, what do you think caused it?
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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
35 years experience Internal Medicine
Inflammation: Whether soft tissue, bones, joints or other organs are inflammed.
Answered on Jun 26, 2017
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