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A member asked:
My partner went doctors yesterday and on antibiotics for chest infection but now complaining when he coughs it burns his chest.can it be related.
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Pleurisy?: That symptom sounds like pleurisy, which could be related to the chest infection. If symptoms are worsening, he should be re-evaluated.
Answered 2/24/2018
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