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My father is 66 he is having fever
MY father is 66 he is having low grade fever between 98.4 and 99.8 F since last three weeks. His chest X ray shows mild bronchitis, TLC DLC normal ESR 22 , urine test normal Zeil neelsen stain negative
Sputum for gram stain - occasional epithelial cells, plenty of pus cells, plenty of gram positive cocci adn occasional gram negative bacilli seen.
he has lost about 5 kg weight
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Dr. Shobhit Bansal
Pulmonologist
8 yrs exp
Noida
Get a check up for thyroid and diabetes done first. Also he needs to be checked properly for any underlying cause of weight loss. consult a pulmonologist.
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