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Almost 6 days since dx w/pneumonia, starting antibiotic.still have 101 fever,severe cough w/phlegm,chest/back pain.is this normal?
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Pneumonia : If it had been 6 days on antibiotics and you still have fever, you should probably seek medical attention and change antibiotics as something is missing being treated.
Answered 3/1/2016
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Not normal : It sounds like you need a re-evaluation to make sure a complicating feature to this infection isn't at play or that there isn't an alternative diagnosis beyond just an uncomplicated pneumonia.
Answered 5/30/2018
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