Your child may get the following tests:
The results may show:
- Blood, urine, and joint fluid tests
- X-rays, MRIs, and other imaging tests
- Low red blood cell count, or anemia
- High white blood cell count
- High platelet count, which are the cells in blood that help it clot
- Higher levels of C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which are signs in your child’s blood of inflammation