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Cold, Cough, Sneezing, Yellow Mucus, Blood Spots On Sneezing. Antibiotics Needed?
Helo doctor I have cold and cough last 2 weeks. I have not taken any medicine. I only taken steam through nose and mouth. Now I have a little releiveness. But not fully reccovered. Still coughing and sneezing . My cough colour is little yellow in colour. Now on today morning after brushing and all, when I sneeze , then blood stains are appearing along with the cough like thickness. Please advise I have to take antibiotics or not. regards
Wed, 3 Oct 2012
Dear friend, welcome and thanks for entrusting your query here at HCM !
You seem to have severe URTI and hence the blood in the sputum.
Purulent yellow sputum points to infection. Do you have fever too?
Get a CBC done and if the leukocyte count is high, or have fever , you can start antibiotics under medical supervision.
I hope you are fully satisfied with the guidance I gave.
I would be glad to answer any further queries.
Thank you and Good luck !
You seem to have severe URTI and hence the blood in the sputum.
Purulent yellow sputum points to infection. Do you have fever too?
Get a CBC done and if the leukocyte count is high, or have fever , you can start antibiotics under medical supervision.
I hope you are fully satisfied with the guidance I gave.
I would be glad to answer any further queries.
Thank you and Good luck !
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