Q Hi, I am 20 years old female weighing around 70 kg height 5ft and have noticed swelling in my body. I did a RA Test which has come negative, a Anti Streptolysin O Test which has come negative, but the C Reactive Protein Test shich shows positive. Please advise
C- reactive protein is increased when there is any type of inflammation in the body. And the inflammation may be due to- any infection, connective tissue disease, heart attack, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), peumococcal pneumonia etc. Clinical corelation of your symptoms is essential to make a diagnosis.