My mother died 1 year ago from lung
cancer. I smoked for 30 years and have
decided that I will probably develop lung
cancer in my lifetime. I was diagnosed
with pneumonia from a chest xray today.
Has anyone ever heard of pneumonia with no
coughing? Thank you. P. S. I haven't
been a smoker for 4 years.
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Khalis
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Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 21
Posted: 05-04-06 00:02am
Hello weenie,
i have look up at my lecture notes for
pneumonia. I hope it could be useful but
take into account that this are
presentation commonly in asia. There are
three types of pneumonia, hospital
acquired ( not yours ) hiv ( not yours too
) or community acquired ( this could be
the one ) . It have two presentation
gradual onset
dry cough
non specific
abnormal cxr ,minimal signs on physical
examination
this depends on it's agent ( bacteria or
virus ). Each have cough in the list. So
pneumonia without coughing must be very
uncommon.
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medical
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Posted: 06-13-06 07:15am
Pneumonia can develop in healthy younger
people during the winter months, causing a
mild illness with recovery in 2 to 3
weeks. Pneumonia also may occur after a
viral respiratory illness; in these cases,
bacteria may cause the infection, which
can be severe.
Pneumonia is caused by viruses, bacteria,
or (in rare cases) parasites or other
organisms.
In people with impaired immune systems,
pneumonia may be caused by other
organisms, including some forms of
fungi.
Common symptoms of pneumonia include:-
cough, fever, chest wall pain, shortness
of breath
antibiotics are used to treat bacterial
pneumonia.
