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Have Cough With High Esr Level. Taking Azithral And Clarithromycin. CT Scan, X-ray Normal. Worrisome
Question: Hi,
I have chronic cough for 1 month. Treated with azithral. Blood test revealed normal counts and high esr-76/hour. Doctor changed to montek LC and then esr came to 118/hr. Panicking had a CT chest scan and xray and all is normal. Now I am treated with clarithromycin. I am really worried on this cough and very highESR.
I have chronic cough for 1 month. Treated with azithral. Blood test revealed normal counts and high esr-76/hour. Doctor changed to montek LC and then esr came to 118/hr. Panicking had a CT chest scan and xray and all is normal. Now I am treated with clarithromycin. I am really worried on this cough and very highESR.
Hi,
Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following:
1. You seem to be having cough for more than 1 month, with increased ESR.
2. Your CT scan thorax is normal.
3. Do you have history of any type of dust exposure? Do you have seasonal variation of cough or any associated breathlessness? Do you have fever? Do you have associated acidity?
4. This seems to be an episode of acute bronchitis.
5. You need to get you pulmonary function test and serum IgE done after a detailed clinical evaluation with a Pulmonologist.
6. If required inhalers may be prescribed for the cough.
7. A course of 2 to 3 weeks of inhalers is required considering your clinical condition and Cp. Augmentin duo (amoxicillin clavulinic acid) 625 mg thrice a day can be taken under supervision of your doctor.
8. If still unresponsive to above line of management then a bronchoscopy may be required.
9. Thus you need to get yourself evaluated in detail by a Pulmonologist.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for posting the query on XXXXXXX After going through your query, I would like to comment the following:
1. You seem to be having cough for more than 1 month, with increased ESR.
2. Your CT scan thorax is normal.
3. Do you have history of any type of dust exposure? Do you have seasonal variation of cough or any associated breathlessness? Do you have fever? Do you have associated acidity?
4. This seems to be an episode of acute bronchitis.
5. You need to get you pulmonary function test and serum IgE done after a detailed clinical evaluation with a Pulmonologist.
6. If required inhalers may be prescribed for the cough.
7. A course of 2 to 3 weeks of inhalers is required considering your clinical condition and Cp. Augmentin duo (amoxicillin clavulinic acid) 625 mg thrice a day can be taken under supervision of your doctor.
8. If still unresponsive to above line of management then a bronchoscopy may be required.
9. Thus you need to get yourself evaluated in detail by a Pulmonologist.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for the answers. Some more info:
Yes, I do get cough like this once in a year, though I don't know which season. It used to be horrible but would go away in a month or two.
I have vomiting sensation and I think may have acidity. The cough is bad mid-afternoon(2:00 - 8:00) to night. Post lunch the coughing episdodes become violent and do not subside until I thro up.
Yes, I do get cough like this once in a year, though I don't know which season. It used to be horrible but would go away in a month or two.
I have vomiting sensation and I think may have acidity. The cough is bad mid-afternoon(2:00 - 8:00) to night. Post lunch the coughing episdodes become violent and do not subside until I thro up.
Hi,
Thanks for the follow up info. After going through the info , I would like to comment the following:
1. There is possibility of you suffering from obstructive airway disease (eg. Cough variant asthma) or GERD (Gastro esophageal reflux – acidity) induced cough.
2. You need to visit a pulmonologist and spirometry and serum IgE levels are important in you.
3. Also you need to keep your acidity in control. In consultation with your doctor, start an antacid medication like tb. PAN D (pantoprazole + domperidone) once in the morning on empty stomach. Avoid spicy and oily diet. Do not stay empty stomach for more than 4 hours at a stretch. Avoid stress.
4. Get yourself evaluated with a pulmonologist as advised in the previous post.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Thanks for the follow up info. After going through the info , I would like to comment the following:
1. There is possibility of you suffering from obstructive airway disease (eg. Cough variant asthma) or GERD (Gastro esophageal reflux – acidity) induced cough.
2. You need to visit a pulmonologist and spirometry and serum IgE levels are important in you.
3. Also you need to keep your acidity in control. In consultation with your doctor, start an antacid medication like tb. PAN D (pantoprazole + domperidone) once in the morning on empty stomach. Avoid spicy and oily diet. Do not stay empty stomach for more than 4 hours at a stretch. Avoid stress.
4. Get yourself evaluated with a pulmonologist as advised in the previous post.
I hope I have answered your query. I will be glad to answer follow up queries if any.
Please accept my answer if you have no follow up queries.
Regards
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra
MBBS MD DNB
Consultant Pulmonologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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