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Cough with foul odor , its started last year when i nearly aspirated after that incident i develop fever and cough with foul smell , i finished a treatment of augmentin and gets better, however there still a foul smell when im having cough now?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Assuming you mean foul breath odor, or odor of sputum (phlegm) you cough up, and lasting this long, you may have a rather serious infection, like bronchiectasis, lung abscess, necrotizing pneumonia, tuberculosis and more. See a doctor soon: expect an Xray and perhaps CT scan of your chest. Also start taking your temperature regularly to see if you have fever. Good luck.

Answered 10/19/2021

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