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Cronic cough
My father has persistent cough last one year
Sometime dry and sometime wet cough
He is non smoker
His cough stop for 3-4 days then agin start
Below attached his chest x ray
His esnophils - 15
Absolute esnophils count - 1.28*10^3uL
IgE - 181.5IU/mL
Sputum bacterial C/S - No acid fast bacilli seen
Dctr prescribe him Formoflo 250 inhelar
When he take inhelar his cough improve
When stop it cough returns
I'm really worried about her health
Is he has any serious condition like lung cancer ?
Why his esnophils count high ??
Is lung cancer cough better through inhelar ?
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Kakinada
Looks like allergic airway disease
Continue inhaler
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consult a pulmonologist with detailed history and reports and get evaluated
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Dr. Prince George Varughese
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Ernakulam
Hi
The eosinophils are elevated
Mostly some possible triggers will be there around
Kindly do an allergy panel test and aspergillus antibody test
Kindly use the inhaler with proper technique
Consult with the reports
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
May be due to Allergic aetiology.pl identify the Allergen and avoid them.pl consult pulmonologist with detailed history and reports and treatment taken for better evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Amruth Sindhu
Pulmonologist
17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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