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Tasa de sedimentación eritrocítica - Results

Nombres alternativos

Tasa de sedimentación; Tasa de sedimentación de eritrocitos (ESR); Proporción de sedimentación

Valores normales:

Adultos (Método de Westergren):

  • Hombres menores de 50 años: menos de 15 mm/hr
  • Hombres mayores de 50 años: menos de 20 mm/hr
  • Mujeres menores de 50 años: menos de 20 mm/hr
  • Mujeres mayores de 50 años: menos de 30 mm/hr

Niños (Método de Westergren):

  • Recién nacido: 0 a 2 mm/hr
  • Neonato hasta la pubertad: 3 a 13 mm/hr

Nota: mm/h = milímetros por hora

Los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Aunque puede ayudar a diagnosticar algunas enfermedades, una ESR anormal no prueba que usted tenga cierta afección. Casi siempre se necesitan otros exámenes.

Un aumento en la tasa de ESR puede deberse a:

El sistema inmunitario ayuda a proteger el cuerpo contra sustancias dañinas. Un trastorno autoimmunitario es una afección que ocurre cuando el sistema inmunitario ataca por error y destruye el tejido saludable del cuerpo. La ESR con frecuencia es más alta de lo normal en personas con un trastorno autoimmunitario.

Los trastornos autoinmunitarios comunes abarcan:

Los niveles de ESR muy altos ocurren con trastornos autoinmunitarios menos comunes, entre ellos:

Un aumento en la tasa de ESR puede deberse a algunas afecciones, entre ellas:

Los niveles por debajo de lo normal ocurren con:

  • Reviewed last on: 6/1/2011
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kushner I, Ballou SP. Acute-phase reactants and the concept of inflammation. In: Firestein GS, Budd RC, Harris ED, et al, eds. Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2009:chap 52.

Pisetsky DS. Laboratory testing in the rheumatic diseases. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 278.

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