A 38-year-old male asked:
What diagnosis for fever for 17 day without any symptoms.CRP -ve, ESR 22&56 .WBCs 3500, neutrophl 1000, lymphocytosis.LDH 468 no thrombocytopenia?
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Dr. Martin Raff answered
55 years experience in Infectious Disease
Asked and answered: You have a fever of undetermined origin (FUO). The lab data you provided is not sufficient to warrant even a guess as to what may be going on. You need to see a doctor and have this fully evaluated, and the longer you try doing this on your own the worse it may get. Good luck.
Answered on Jun 4, 2014
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
55 years experience in Infectious Disease
Many possibilities: Need far more history and physical findings. This is called a fever of undetermined origin and in over 50% of cases is not due to infection. You shoul ... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Michael Kleerekoper answered
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Lymph nodes.: Two lymph nodes 2 cm in diameter needs attention.
If it has been present and unchanged for 16 months it is much less likely to be a cancer but you mus ... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
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Not a problem: Low ESR and CRP are never a problem. The reference ranges are arbitrarily set so that several percent of healthy folks will fall below. You'll need to ... Read More
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