Suggest Treatment For Persistent Cough

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2015

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Question : I've been coughing for 2 weeks now. the cough was in my upper chest to begin with it raspy cough. now it is deeply low in my chest and croopy cough. no fever but i have body aches. could I have pneumonia?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes, this can be pneumonia.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Yes, this can be pneumonia.
Pneumonia is infection in the lungs.
And this can cause cough, expectoration, body ache etc. Fever is usually present in pneumonia but it can be absent in some cases.
So possibility of pneumonia is high in your case.
So get done chest x ray to rule out pneumonia.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar