Patient's question:
A while ago, while chatting with a friend, I learned that his friend had bronchitis. After a thorough check-up at the hospital, in addition to the signs of pneumonia, I wanted to know what symptoms are common in both pneumonia and bronchitis?Doctor's answer:
Bronchitis is divided into acute and chronic forms, with acute bronchitis being the most common in children. It is an acute inflammation of the bronchial mucosa caused by various pathogenic factors and often follows an upper respiratory infection. Any virus or bacterium that can cause an upper respiratory infection can also cause acute bronchitis. Therefore, most children with clinical bronchitis first exhibit symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, such as a runny nose, sneezing, and discomfort in the throat. A few days later, it transitions to a cough as the primary symptom, initially possibly dry cough, later with phlegm, and gradually worsening.