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Productive cough
Productive cough is a symptom in which a person feels there is mucus coming up from his chest when he coughs. Sometimes, a person mistakenly believes the mucus is coming from the chest when it is actually dripping down from the nose and throat. True mucus or phlegm (infected mucousy material) can be due to lung infections.
How long it usually lasts:
Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)
How common is it?
Very common
Body locations
Chest, Mouth
Common cold
Condition
Upper respiratory infection
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Croup
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Pharyngitis
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Bronchitis
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Upper respiratory tract infection
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RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
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Laryngitis
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Sinusitis
Allergy
Asthma (child)
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Acute pharyngitis
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Respiratory tract infections
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Emphysema
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Bronchiectasis
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Lung abscess
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Empyema
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Hospital acquired pneumonia
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Chronic bronchitis
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Asthma (teen and adult)
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Interstitial lung disease
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Chemical pneumonitis
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Congestive heart failure
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Pneumonia
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Sickle cell anemia
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Pulmonary embolism
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Endocarditis
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Pneumonitis
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Smoke exposure
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Pleural effusion
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Chronic sinusitis
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TB (tuberculosis)
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Pulmonary fibrosis
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Whooping cough
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Legionellosis
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Legionnaires' disease
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Lung cancer
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Lung cancer (non small cell)
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Sjogren syndrome
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Lung cancer (small cell)
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Histoplasmosis
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Mycobacterium avium intracellulare
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Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
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Scleroderma
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Esophageal cancer
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Sarcoidosis
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Pontiac fever
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Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis)
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Strep throat
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
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Asbestosis
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Nocardiosis
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Cryptococcosis
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Viral pneumonia
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