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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing?

I have sle. For the last two days I have been running a fever in excess of 101 F. I'm having shortness of breath and making rattling/wheezing noises when I breath. My doc did chest X-ray and WBC which were normal. She said well I hope you feel better. My allergist said I should go to er. What do you think
Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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Hi, thank you for posting.

Your symptoms make me think you suffer from Diffuse Panbronchiolitis(lung inflammation).
This is a hypersensitive disease and it is appeared when the immune system is low.
Diffuse Panbroncholitis is caused by bacterial or viral infections.

However to be sure for the diagnosis I recommend you:
1- Pulmonary Ct-scan.
2- Complete blood count.
3- Urine test.
4- Lung function test.

To treat this disease, I recommend macrolide antibiotics, expectorant medicines, anti-allergic medicines and pain killers.

You should consult your pulmonologist.

I hope you find this helpful.

All the best.
Dr. Behar.
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What Causes Shortness Of Breath And Wheezing?

Hi, thank you for posting. Your symptoms make me think you suffer from Diffuse Panbronchiolitis(lung inflammation). This is a hypersensitive disease and it is appeared when the immune system is low. Diffuse Panbroncholitis is caused by bacterial or viral infections. However to be sure for the diagnosis I recommend you: 1- Pulmonary Ct-scan. 2- Complete blood count. 3- Urine test. 4- Lung function test. To treat this disease, I recommend macrolide antibiotics, expectorant medicines, anti-allergic medicines and pain killers. You should consult your pulmonologist. I hope you find this helpful. All the best. Dr. Behar.