What Causes Cough With Yellow Sputum?

Posted on Sat, 5 Jul 2014

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Sat, 5 Jul 2014 Answered on

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Question : wife has constant cough for 3 day now has lost voice no fever no body aches spits up thick yellowish flem also developed pink eye this morning

Answered by Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (50 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
cough with yellow sputum is clear sign of infectio

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to Healthcare Magic,

From the clinical symptoms, cough with yellow sputum is definitive sign of bacterial infection. So we should need to treat her with Antibiotics ASAP .

I suggest you to take her to a Physician, as she requires to be examined clinically about her respiratory system.

If you have any further clarifications , feel free to contact

regards,
DR.VENKAT M.D

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