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Hard balls/chunks of Grey Phelgm.
I had a query for my father. For the past few months or so, he is coughing up hard balls/chunks of opaque greyish white phelgm after waking up in the morning. It is extremely thick and usually the thickest in the morning. Sometimes it also contains a yellowish tinge. For the rest of the day he has a sticky phelgm but not like the one in the morning. He always expels phelgm whenever he coughs. The phelgm also contains black particles, even though he is a non smoker. No fever as such, non diabetic. Only on thyroid medication. Tried antibiotics but did not help. Please suggest medications.
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Dr. Vybhav Vijendra
Pulmonologist
7 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello, symptoms noted
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kindly get a chest x ray
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hi noted above history and related issues
As you mentioned above symptoms are could be acute bronchitis with thick copies sputum .
May be fouls smelling and blood
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Needs evaluation and details symptoms?
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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