[Unexplained accelerated blood cells sedimentation rate in the aged (author's transl)].
There is one reason for unexplained accelerated blood cells sedimentation rate in the aged, which is often neglected:Polymyalgia arteriitica or Arteriitis temporalis. Long-term therapy with cortison normalizes pains and sedimentation rate. Nevertheless, short-term treatment is a way to diagnose the disease "ex juvantibus".
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011111:Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors
D003348:Cortisone
Unklare Blutsenkungsbeschleunigung im höheren Lebensalter.