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Question: Writing from XXXXXXX My father is 75 and asthmatic. Yesterday he had a warm shower but spent more time doing something not needed with wet body. In the evening he had fever and too much cough and weakness, feeling of vomiting. He has got enlarged prostate too so he goes to urine so frequently. Doctor said there is shevere infection. While treatment of COPD such developments have taken place.
Brief Answer:
COPD and lung infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Elderly people are prone to respiratory tract infection ,particularity pneumonia and most of the time precipitating factor is exposure to cold(working with wet body).
Also elderly people has reduced immune function, reduced respiratory muscle strength and endurance, altered mucus layer, poor nutritional status and the increased prevalence of chronic lung disease (as COPD in your father).
That is the exact way your father has developed infection leading to cough and fever.
Repeated bouts of cough sometimes leads to vomiting as chemo-receptor trigger zone for vomiting is close to cough center in the brain stem(medulla).
Your father will recover from lung infection with a course of appropriate antibiotic(s).
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
COPD and lung infection
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
Elderly people are prone to respiratory tract infection ,particularity pneumonia and most of the time precipitating factor is exposure to cold(working with wet body).
Also elderly people has reduced immune function, reduced respiratory muscle strength and endurance, altered mucus layer, poor nutritional status and the increased prevalence of chronic lung disease (as COPD in your father).
That is the exact way your father has developed infection leading to cough and fever.
Repeated bouts of cough sometimes leads to vomiting as chemo-receptor trigger zone for vomiting is close to cough center in the brain stem(medulla).
Your father will recover from lung infection with a course of appropriate antibiotic(s).
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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