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Joint pain and high crp what are some possibilities? neg rf factor and normal esr rate

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Dr. John Chiu answered

? finding: Both CRP and ESR reflect inflammation but ESR is subject to more variations since it is affected by anemia , estrogen treatment etc. These two values usually correlate to each other and thus the discrepancy is puzzling. Talk to your rheumatologist about it.

Answered 10/3/2014

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