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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Fever Post Bronchitis Treatment

I have had a bronchitis since Nov. 8th. I have had a Z pack, methylpredisone 4mg/8per day every other day for 7 doses, 3 shots of solumedral, doxycycline 100 mg 2X/day for 10days. Finished steroid last Tuesday and antibiotic yesterday. Feeling awful low grade fever 99, coughing like crazy, dizzy. What should I do next?
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Hello,

Don't use steroid without knowing the cause. Possible causes for chronic bronchitis
1. Allergen or environmental pollution.
2. Infection like pneumonia, tuberculosis or aspergillosis or tropical eosinophilia etcetera.
3. A systemic failure like CKD and heart failure.
4. An allergic variant of asthma etcetera.

So please consult your pulmonologist he will take a chest x-ray and sputum culture and sensitivity. Sputum examination for tubercular, gram staining bacteria. Blood investigation for eosinophil count, pulmonary function tests, HRCT etcetera. After investigation, he will treat you accordingly.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu
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Suggest Treatment For Cough And Fever Post Bronchitis Treatment

Hello, Don t use steroid without knowing the cause. Possible causes for chronic bronchitis 1. Allergen or environmental pollution. 2. Infection like pneumonia, tuberculosis or aspergillosis or tropical eosinophilia etcetera. 3. A systemic failure like CKD and heart failure. 4. An allergic variant of asthma etcetera. So please consult your pulmonologist he will take a chest x-ray and sputum culture and sensitivity. Sputum examination for tubercular, gram staining bacteria. Blood investigation for eosinophil count, pulmonary function tests, HRCT etcetera. After investigation, he will treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu