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A member asked:
Does green mucus mean pnuemonia ? i have no cold symptoms just coughing and swollen lymp nodes / coughing up green mucus.
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Mucus cold byproduct: Not necessarily. It could be the by product of your cold.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Not necessaraly: The green in mucous is the byproduct of various germs eating the protein & sugar in your mucous.It is a common finding in mucoid material from the walls of the back of your throat , if you are draining some of this & coughing it out it may mean nothing.If it comes from deep in your lungs, it more likely means a bronchitis but could occur in a pneumonia. You would have other sx also.
Answered 4/23/2016
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Maybe: Since you don't have a cold and are obviously ill you should see the doctor.
Answered 10/24/2017
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