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What Causes Dry Cough In Night?

am a zambian woman aged 36.my height is about 175 and my weight is about 56 kg.i have been having this dry cough for over 2weeks now and it is usually severe at at night and i only sleep on one side cant sleep on the other will make me cough the whole night and am Hiv positive and on medication.please help!
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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Hello dear,

Thank you for your contact to health care magic.

I read and understand your concern.

I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern.

As you are HIV positive person I don't that you are having a pneunocystic carinii infection.

You should be investigated in the laboratory. Laboratory report stating the pneumocystic carinii pneumonia will require urgent treatment.

It is common in the HIV positive person and requires immediate treatment.

It will present as a cough, and interstitial pneumonia.

You can give cotrimoxazole as a treatment. It will cure the pneumonia.

Please sleep as a head in the upright position. This will help in relieving cough.

Please maintain good local hygiene.

I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun.

Thank you,
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist,
HCM.
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What Causes Dry Cough In Night?

Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to health care magic. I read and understand your concern. I am Dr Arun Tank answering your concern. As you are HIV positive person I don t that you are having a pneunocystic carinii infection. You should be investigated in the laboratory. Laboratory report stating the pneumocystic carinii pneumonia will require urgent treatment. It is common in the HIV positive person and requires immediate treatment. It will present as a cough, and interstitial pneumonia. You can give cotrimoxazole as a treatment. It will cure the pneumonia. Please sleep as a head in the upright position. This will help in relieving cough. Please maintain good local hygiene. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you, Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist, HCM.