My 70-year-old father has been coughing for the past 2 months without any improvement despite many antibiotic capsules and bottles of cough syrup. A recent Chest X ray done did not reveal any abnormalities. Kindly advise.
Busayo (by SMS)
In view of your father’s age, it will be good if he can see a Chest Physician who would take his proper history followed by a thorough examination and Laboratory investigations. This is because at this age, ailments such as Allergy, Tuberculosis, Lung Cancer among other diseases are the likely causes of his chronic cough.
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