Conditions in which erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is elevated2 5 7 12 w2
| Infectious | |
| Oncological | |
| Renal | Glomerulonephritis |
| Renal failure | |
| Rheumatological | Acute rheumatic fever |
| Chronic recurrent non-infectious multifocal osteomyelitis* | |
| Juvenile dermatomyositis | |
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular, systemic) | |
| Periodic fever syndromes | |
| Sarcoid disease | |
| Some vasculitides: | |
| ▸ Small vessel vasculitis: | |
| – Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | |
| – Isolated childhood primary angiography-negative central nervous system vasculitis† | |
| – Henoch–Schönlein purpura | |
| ▸ Medium vessel vasculitis: | |
| – Polyarteritis nodosa | |
| – Kawasaki disease | |
| ▸ Other vasculitides: | |
| – Behçet disease | |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | |
| Other | Congestive heart failure |
| Inflammatory bowel disease/Coeliac disease | |
| Interstitial lung disease | |
| Obesity | |
| Post-transplantation | |
| Pregnancy |
*Modest ESR elevation.
†ESR may not be elevated.