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Do Recurring Cough And Painful Neck Suggest Chest Infection?

I have had a severe cough that comes and goes every few weeks for around 3 months, am also experiencing pain in the left side of my neck which has been there for the same amount of time as well as severe pain when I breathe or cough which lasted for about a week, are these symptoms related to some sort of chest infection, or cancer?
Fri, 13 Feb 2015
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Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should definitely consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Chest x ray
2. PFT (pulmonary function test).
There are few possibilities in your case.
1. Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI)
2. Bronchitis.
So chest x ray is needed to rule out LRTI (pneumonia). Possibility of cancer is very less. But chest x ray will help in ruling out cancer also.
PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis.
So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and start appropriate treatment.
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Do Recurring Cough And Painful Neck Suggest Chest Infection?

Hello dear, thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should definitely consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Chest x ray 2. PFT (pulmonary function test). There are few possibilities in your case. 1. Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) 2. Bronchitis. So chest x ray is needed to rule out LRTI (pneumonia). Possibility of cancer is very less. But chest x ray will help in ruling out cancer also. PFT is needed to rule out bronchitis. So better to consult pulmonologist and first diagnose yourself and start appropriate treatment.