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I'm a teenager coughing for over a month now with green phlegm and also finished a bottle of cough syrup but to no avail?

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Dr. Sari Nabulsi answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Coughing: you need to see the doctor about the possibility of sinus infection to get treated for it

Answered 12/26/2014

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Consult your Doctor: You have had cough with green phlegm for over a month You should consult you Doctor for diagnosis and treatment.You may need antibiotics after diagnosis is established

Answered 12/26/2014

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Workup/mgt: If you have been coughing for more than 4 weeks with green phlegm, you may have a bacterial infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract. Please obtain an appointment, a chest radiograph may be performed. Pulmonary consultations available on my virtual practice, and imaging studies can be uploaded. In addition, if you can a sputum culture should be sent to determine the underlying cause.

Answered 3/3/2016

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