Re: CRP and HIV


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> Could chronically high CRP (9.5, 3.5, 3.5 and 4.5 at physicals over the
> past four years) come from HIV infection? If not, what are the likely
> infections causing the inflammation?

I would be very surprised if an elevated CRP can't be caused by HIV. HIV can
cause an activation of the immune system causing fevers and inflammation.
But so can arthritis, other infections, heart disease, other rheumatologic
problems, and a host of other things.

Jeff


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