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What Causes Severe Cough With White Thick Sputum?

Hi , I am male 34 years, before 13 years in 2001 i was infected with TB and i got 6 months treatment, after that i am healthy with 90 kg weight. After that in 2006, 2009 i got sever fever and cough (in that i cant sleep whole night) but again i was ok with normal medicine(Bronchitis syrup too) . but before 7 weeks again i suffered with fever, cough and digestion problem , this time every thing is ok but still i am suffering with cough, light chest pain, weakness, and white thick sputum. I am very afraid. is it TB again or some infection of bronchial tubes. please help me out
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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Hi.
Thanks for an elucidate history and your understanding of the problem.
You have been successfully treated by ATT 13 years ago.
The healed respiratory tree is more susceptible for the secondary infection and repeated inflammations can be due to multiple factors of pollution, congestion at office / workplace or at home.
Now you have a problem for the last 7 weeks with cough, light chest pain, weakness, and white thick sputum, you can certainly go for further tests :
CBC, ESR, Sputum for AFB, Quantiferon gold test for TB and so on.
If there is recurrence you can get treated accordingly.
CT scan of the chest is a good investigation which helps to confirm or rule out tuberculosis.
You Doctor's index of speciousness and clinical and tests findings will solve the problem.
You should also get a therapeutic dose of Vitamin A and D so that the resistance power of the respiratory mucosa is improved.
Continue the present treatment, take steam inhalations, avoid congested places and people with symptoms of flu.
You will be fine.
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What Causes Severe Cough With White Thick Sputum?

Hi. Thanks for an elucidate history and your understanding of the problem. You have been successfully treated by ATT 13 years ago. The healed respiratory tree is more susceptible for the secondary infection and repeated inflammations can be due to multiple factors of pollution, congestion at office / workplace or at home. Now you have a problem for the last 7 weeks with cough, light chest pain, weakness, and white thick sputum, you can certainly go for further tests : CBC, ESR, Sputum for AFB, Quantiferon gold test for TB and so on. If there is recurrence you can get treated accordingly. CT scan of the chest is a good investigation which helps to confirm or rule out tuberculosis. You Doctor s index of speciousness and clinical and tests findings will solve the problem. You should also get a therapeutic dose of Vitamin A and D so that the resistance power of the respiratory mucosa is improved. Continue the present treatment, take steam inhalations, avoid congested places and people with symptoms of flu. You will be fine.