A member asked:

Nasal discharge is greenish. my doc says you can't tell too much from the color?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

He/she is right: The color of your nasal or lung secretions does not tell you much if anything about whether you have a bacterial or viral illness, as they both can cause green/yellow/etc discharges.

Answered 7/5/2012

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