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What Causes Cough And Metallic Taste In Mouth After Completing Course Of Steriods?

Hi Dr i had cough for last month , the local doc put me on steriods tablets and then puffs ,diagonised it as allergic bronchites .After completing the complete course on medicine i still feel a scratch deep inside the lungs and this make me cough & sneeze and now the cogh has metallic taste . pls suggets the next course of action
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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Hello
As you stated in the query that cough was in the last month i.e.at least one month passed .
You took steroid for its treatment .
Now cough present including expectoration ( metallic taste ) and sneezing also present .
Such symptoms may be due to these possibilities :
1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis .
2 Tuberculosis .
3 Bronchictasis .
4 Lung abscess .
Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY CHEST , Sputum for AFB ,Blood for cbc and esr .
Steroid don't cure but this is only an emergency medicine , in most of cases it provide relief but not cure .
So no consult a physician ( qualified ) and get his opinion.
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What Causes Cough And Metallic Taste In Mouth After Completing Course Of Steriods?

Hello As you stated in the query that cough was in the last month i.e.at least one month passed . You took steroid for its treatment . Now cough present including expectoration ( metallic taste ) and sneezing also present . Such symptoms may be due to these possibilities : 1 Asthmatic allergic bronchitis . 2 Tuberculosis . 3 Bronchictasis . 4 Lung abscess . Diagnosis can be confirmed by X RAY CHEST , Sputum for AFB ,Blood for cbc and esr . Steroid don t cure but this is only an emergency medicine , in most of cases it provide relief but not cure . So no consult a physician ( qualified ) and get his opinion.