Inflammation is the body’s innate response to any abnormality or complication associated with the body. These complications can be infection, trauma, surgery, burns, or cancer. When a body responds to any of these with inflammation there is a certain protein produced into the bloodstream and if their concentration increases or decreases by 25 %, they can be used as systemic inflammatory markers.
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Please suggest medicine for stiffness caused by ankylosing spondylitis.
Query: Hi doctor,I have been diagnosed to have ankylosing spondylitis approximately 2 years back. I also had psoriasis, probably due to the same and it is chronic. Of late, there is extreme pain and even more stiffness, especially during the morning. It is no more tolerable and hence I am writing this. I a... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Here are the answers to your questions. You have been diagnosed as a case of ankylosing spondylitis with psoriasis. Both the condition will affect your joints. Ankylosing will affect mainly axial skeletal joints. Psoriasis mostly affects peripheral joints and is of ... Read Full »
Why is there sudden raise in CRP levels in my child although no signs are present?
Query: Hello doctor, Is it possible for C-reactive protein level to raise from 6 to 15.9 in 24 hours in my child, although there are no signs of sepsis? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a marker of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body. It takes at least six hours for CRP to raise in the blood, once the infection starts and it continues to raise up to 24 hours at least. Though there are no signs of infection clini... Read Full »
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