A member asked:

Chronic all-body inflammation, 11.5. highest scale on the test, 4.9. can't take nsaids, steroids cause hair loss. what other med is there for this?

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Hard to help: I assume that the test you are referring to is the HS-CRP. While that does mark inflammation it's quite nonspecific. It can be elevated from chronic diseases(like vascular or obesity) or from autoimmune processes or from infections to name a few. But before you contemplate steroids, you want to have an idea of what is actually being treated. More info is necessary to better guide you.

Answered 11/2/2014

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