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Why I am getting black cough from lungs  in the morning.I am not having any other problem I smoked 3 weeks ago and I am having this problem from last 1 month.I am working in an IT company. Is it a sign of any serious disease?Please suggest the next step.
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Hi...based on your history I strongly recommend you to visit a pulmonologist get a chest x-ray done with sputum analysis...
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