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I was diagnosed with acute bronchitis on my left side in december 2017. i still have a persistent cough, discomfort and pain mostly my armpit, ribs and and just under my left collarbone and recently saw blood in my phlegm, do i still have bronchitis?
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Acute bronchitis: In my experience, acute bronchitis is mostly a bilateral bacterial infection and when physical findings only show abnormalities on one side of the chest months later I think of bronchiectasis or other lung pathology. What are your chest xray findings? I'm quite concerned about your symptoms which include hemoptysis. I strongly recommend that you consult a pulmonologist for evaluation and treatme
Answered 8/10/2020
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Not likely: Bronchitis episodes are self limited and your symptoms are suggesting a different source. Work up will be needed, specifically with new onset hemoptysis, or blood in sputum. Best would be to start with your treating physician as imaging will likely be needed and compared with previous from 3 years ago.
Answered 8/10/2020
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