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My 13 year old had a fever and a cough that is sometimes long and high pitched she is also coughing up white clear phlegm what is it? doctor or not?

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Doctor, yes: Most coughs with colds improve by 7-10 days. A prolonged cough, especially if it high pitched and long could be pertussis or other lower respiratory infection.

Answered 10/4/2016

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