Patient's question:
I want to ask if ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) is related to rheumatoid arthritis? Recently, I've been feeling generally unwell, and my legs also hurt frequently. I don't know the reason, and I'm wondering how I should treat it. Are there any medications that can treat my condition? Can traditional Chinese medicine be used?Doctor's answer:
For any disease with accelerated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, regularly monitoring the dynamic changes of erythrocyte sedimentation rate during the course of the disease can help infer the progression of the lesion. However, erythrocyte sedimentation rate has no specificity in diagnosis.