Pulmonary disease

Dilip Nazareth; Andrea Collins

doi:10.1201/b20755-7

Pulmonary disease

Dilip Nazareth, Andrea Collins

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CURRENT SYMPTOMS 1. Cough: is is the most common symptom in pulmonary TB and is present in over 80% of cases. It is caused by irritation of the airways due to inammation. It is also the most common symptom of any upper or lower respiratory tract infection. e cough from pulmonary TB is oen prolonged, and in any patient with a cough for more than 3 weeks, TB should be considered. In a smoker, an important dierential diagnosis of a prolonged cough is lung carcinoma.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Clinical Tuberculosis: A Practical Handbook
Pages	39-58
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Electronic)	9781444163216
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/b20755-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

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