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What Is The Treatment For High Fever And Swelling On Face?

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Posted on Wed, 5 Feb 2014
Question: My mother's esr is 75 as shown in her blood test .She is suffering from jogrens syndrome.St present she is having 202 fever with swelling on her face please advise
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Shruti Rijhwani (43 minutes later)
Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX Well looking into your problem I will like to tell you that ESR is very non specific marker , it can be raised either due to activity of sjogrens syndrome or by the infection possibly that has lead to fever . If she is on some drugs like steroids for immunosupression the chances of infection increases . Swelling on her face may be due to parotid gland enlargement that occurs as a part of sjogrens syndrome . I will advise you to get her checked for ruling out infection that is giving rise to high grade fever . All autoimmune disease may undergo a flare when there is any kind of infection so treating the infection will be the best option to control the disease. Take care. Dr. Shruti
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What Is The Treatment For High Fever And Swelling On Face?

Brief Answer: Follows. Detailed Answer: Dear Sir, Thank you for posting your query on XXXXXXX Well looking into your problem I will like to tell you that ESR is very non specific marker , it can be raised either due to activity of sjogrens syndrome or by the infection possibly that has lead to fever . If she is on some drugs like steroids for immunosupression the chances of infection increases . Swelling on her face may be due to parotid gland enlargement that occurs as a part of sjogrens syndrome . I will advise you to get her checked for ruling out infection that is giving rise to high grade fever . All autoimmune disease may undergo a flare when there is any kind of infection so treating the infection will be the best option to control the disease. Take care. Dr. Shruti