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What Causes Raspy Voice Along With Coughing Up Of Mucus While On PICC Line?
My husband is on a picc line for an infection after a rotator cuff surgery and he is being treated aggressively because of the staph infection possibly into the bone. Now he has had a change in his voice. It has gotten deep and raspy for the past 4 days and his sinuses seem also to be acting and coughing up some mucus which he feels is coming from his sinus. He doesn t feel like a cold and has no other symptoms and doesn t feel sick. I worry that it could be thrush also his tongue looks ok. The other thing is that it could be a cold and it just hasn t developed enough.
* As per my clinical experience, the raspy voice with coughing up of mucus indicates involvement of lower respiratory tract with staph infection most likely. Additional guidelines for the same
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What Causes Raspy Voice Along With Coughing Up Of Mucus While On PICC Line?
Hello, * As per my clinical experience, the raspy voice with coughing up of mucus indicates involvement of lower respiratory tract with staph infection most likely. Additional guidelines for the same - continue higher antibiotics coverage intravenous approach - assisted chest physiotherapy - tincture benzoin inhalation - periodic x-ray evaluation , SpO2 levels. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel