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Mildly Productive Cough, Green Mucus, Persisting Sore Throat, Headache, Green Discharge From Eye, Swollen Eyelid, History Of TB. Help?

Hello. My symptoms started 4 days ago with sore throat & irritating cough with a little mucus . 2 days now cough is mildly productive with green mucus, sore throat still but not as severe, headache and yesterday my L. eye started producing a continuous greenish discharge. This morning woke with discharge, eyelid swelling, redness, mild pain when I blink, cough & sore throat still continues. Note: I work in ER and was recently exposed to TB. Next PPD to be done on 9/10/12. Info: 44yo Female, smoker. Heart murmur h/o but otherwise healty.
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Hi

Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum

All the symptoms described by you are the features of sinusitis and pharyngitis and unrelated to TB.

My advice to you is:
1. Drink plenty of warm water to keep the nose and the throat hydrated.
2. Use saline nasal spray followed by steam inhalation 2-3 times a day, which helps in reducing the nasal congestion and clearing of the mucus.
3. Avoid coffee/chilled/hot beverages/alcohol/smoking if any.
4. Try taking antibiotics such as a combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid or cefuroxime
5. A Mucolytic (such as ambroxol or bromhexine) to reduce the viscosity of the mucus
6. Anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen and diclofenac will help in reducing the throat pain.

Regards
Dr. Naveen Kumar N.
ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon
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Mildly Productive Cough, Green Mucus, Persisting Sore Throat, Headache, Green Discharge From Eye, Swollen Eyelid, History Of TB. Help?

Hi Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum All the symptoms described by you are the features of sinusitis and pharyngitis and unrelated to TB. My advice to you is: 1. Drink plenty of warm water to keep the nose and the throat hydrated. 2. Use saline nasal spray followed by steam inhalation 2-3 times a day, which helps in reducing the nasal congestion and clearing of the mucus. 3. Avoid coffee/chilled/hot beverages/alcohol/smoking if any. 4. Try taking antibiotics such as a combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid or cefuroxime 5. A Mucolytic (such as ambroxol or bromhexine) to reduce the viscosity of the mucus 6. Anti-inflammatory medicines such as ibuprofen and diclofenac will help in reducing the throat pain. Regards Dr. Naveen Kumar N. ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon