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  • Fever then no fever then fever again

  • Periodic fever (>100.4°F / 38°C)

  • Tickly cough

  • Remittent fever of 102.2°F / 39°C

  • Stomach was uncomfortable, then had a fever

  • Blood in phlegm

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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is bacterial bronchitis?

A condition caused by bacterial infection that leads to inflammation of the bronchioles (air-carrying tubes in the lungs) and excessive mucus production.

Symptoms of bacterial bronchitis

  • Fever

  • Cough

  • Phlegm

  • Hands and feet turned pale and blue

Questions your doctor may ask to check for bacterial bronchitis

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose bacterial bronchitis

  • Do you have a fever?

  • Do you have a cough?

  • Do you have phlegm?

  • Do you have purple blue colored skin?

Treatment for bacterial bronchitis

Antibiotics are needed to treat this condition. Bronchodilators may be used short-term to open airways and reduce wheezing. Corticosteroids in an inhaler are sometimes prescribed to help the cough go away and decrease inflammation.

View the symptoms of Bacterial bronchitis

  • Fever

  • Cough

  • Phlegm

  • Fingers turn blue

References

  • Øymar K, Mikalsen IB, Crowley S. Protracted bacterial bronchitis in children. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2017 Aug 21;137(14-15). English, Norwegian. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.16.0843. PMID: 28828815.

    https://tidsskriftet.no/2017/08/klinisk-oversikt/protrahert-bakteriell-bronkitt-hos-barn

  • Ruffles TJC, Marchant JM, Masters IB, Yerkovich ST, Wurzel DF, Gibson PG, Busch G, Baines KJ, Simpson JL, Smith-Vaughan HC, Pizzutto SJ, Buntain HM, Hodge G, Hodge S, Upham JW, Chang AB. Outcomes of protracted bacterial bronchitis in children: A 5-year prospective cohort study. Respirology. 2021 Mar;26(3):241-248. doi: 10.1111/resp.13950. Epub 2020 Oct 12. PMID: 33045125.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/resp.13950

  • Chang AB, Upham JW, Masters IB, Redding GR, Gibson PG, Marchant JM, Grimwood K. Protracted bacterial bronchitis: The last decade and the road ahead. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 Mar;51(3):225-42. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23351. Epub 2015 Dec 4. PMID: 26636654; PMCID: PMC7167774.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppul.23351

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Reviewed By:

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA

Phillip Aguila, MD, MBA (Respiratory medicine, Critical Care)

Dr. Aguila graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine. He has trained in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and Internal Medicine at Medical College of Pennsylvania/Hahnemann University at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He has served as Assistant Professor since 2010.

Eisaku Kamakura, MD

Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)

Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.

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