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Arthritis and Rheumatism |
High Sed Rate High CRP02/02/2007 |
I have a sed rate of 51 and a CRP rate of 40 - just recently I`ve experienced temporary blindness - what could cause this?
Both the sed rate and CRP indicate that there is a significant inflammatory process going on in your body. (It would be helpful if the units in which CRP are expressed are given.) I do not know your age, nor other features of your illness other than temporary blindness. Nonetheless, this combination of features strongly suggests a disease called Giant Cell Arteritis, which requires urgent medical attention.
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Irving MD Kushner, MD Professor Rheumatology Division MetroHealth Medical Center School of Medicine Case Western Reserve University |
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