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What Causes Discomfort In Chest While Breathing?
had chills and low grade fever Friday, scratchy throat Saturday and Sunday, I have a chronic dry cough after coughing up a sizable hard green mucus plug this morning. Feel better other than I can t take a breath without felling a tickle in my lower esophagus which makes me cough.
Thu, 13 Feb 2020
Hello,
Dry cough with hard green mucus is suggestive of bacterial infection. I suggest you to get culture of the mucus plug to know the causative organism and most appropriate antibiotic.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
Dry cough with hard green mucus is suggestive of bacterial infection. I suggest you to get culture of the mucus plug to know the causative organism and most appropriate antibiotic.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist
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