Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath. The hospital examination suggested a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Could you please tell me how long a lobar pneumonia cough lasts?Doctor's answer:
Pneumonia is a bacterial pneumonia caused by bacterial infection. For the cough caused by lobar pneumonia, how long it takes to fully recover still depends on how long the inflammatory exudate takes to absorb. Generally, after using antibiotics, once the inflammation is controlled and there is no secretions exuding from the trachea, the cough will stop. Most cases will alleviate within 7-14 days.