Hi, Ive had coughing up green phlegm for 6.5 weeks, stiff neck, sore throat, little rest, lots of stress. I had bronchitis a couple years ago and it lasted for 2 months until I rested the last month. Should I see a pulmonologist? Do you think its chronic bronchitis or could it be a bacteria infection, what other illnesses do my symptoms represent?
Hello, I went through your symptoms. There is nothing alarming, let me answer your questions one by one.1. Chronic bronchitis is when you have a cough with sputum production on most days of the month for 3 months of the year for 2 consecutive years. Your symptoms do not sound like chronic bronchitis.2. Yes, it does sound like a bacterial infection since your symptoms have lasted for about 6.5 weeks now. Green colored sputum is seen in infections caused by a bacterium called Pseudocodes aeruginosa and is usually acquired from hospitals.3. Since you have a sore throat, cough with sputum production for 6.5 weeks, it's likely that you have upper respiratory tract infection. 4. Your symptoms could also be due to Acute bronchitis. A visit to a General Physician would be sufficient in my opinion. You may need to take antibiotics and cough suppressants. I hope you find the advice useful.