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Persisting Cough, Foul Tasting Clear Liquid Post Pneumonia Treatment. Further Treatment Required?

I have recently had Pneumonia and been treated with a Run of Antibiotics (20 caps of Doxycycline Hyclate 100mg cap.). After completing the antibiotics I felt better. It has been two weeks since completing the Anitbiotics. A couple days ago, I started to cough again, producing a very foul tasting clear fluid. The cough since returning has become more often and more pronounced; the cough is till only producing the very foul liquid ( It s Horrible!!!). Should I return to the doctor for further treatment/ testing or another stronger run of antibiotics?
Tue, 12 Jun 2012
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ENT Specialist,  's  Response
Dear Sir Hello I am Dr Sharma On the basis of info provided it appears there is a need of further tests and you may require treatment. It appears to be a reinfection of a resisitant strain of antibiotic not responding the treatment u have already taken. You will require a x ray of chest, blood tests and on the basis of findings treatment will be started. It may be a pneumonic patch or abscess(collection of pus) in lung causing this problem. I hope this answers your concern with regards Ravinder Sharma
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General & Family Physician,  Dr. Kamal Kishore Bandil's  Response
Hello Big,

Welcome here on hcm.
It is possible that your treatment was not complete hence you get recurrence in this way.
So immediately rush to your treating doctor.

Good luck.
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Persisting Cough, Foul Tasting Clear Liquid Post Pneumonia Treatment. Further Treatment Required?

Dear Sir Hello I am Dr Sharma On the basis of info provided it appears there is a need of further tests and you may require treatment. It appears to be a reinfection of a resisitant strain of antibiotic not responding the treatment u have already taken. You will require a x ray of chest, blood tests and on the basis of findings treatment will be started. It may be a pneumonic patch or abscess(collection of pus) in lung causing this problem. I hope this answers your concern with regards Ravinder Sharma