Symptoms of Bronchitis

List of symptoms of Bronchitis:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Bronchitis includes the 19 symptoms listed below:

• Symptoms of Acute Bronchitis:
  • Cold-like symptoms
  • Painful cough
  • Wheezing
  • Throat pain
  • Chest pain
  • Coughing up pus in sputum
  • Fever
  • Generally unwell
• Symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis:
  • Persistent cough
  • Productive cough
  • Cough with sputum
  • Persistent winter cough that disappears in summer - an early symptom
  • Excessive airway mucus secretion
  • Breathlessness
  • Mild fever
  • Mild chest pain
  • Episodes of acute bronchitis - see symptoms of acute bronchitis

Note that Bronchitis symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Bronchitis signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Bronchitis:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Bronchitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Bronchitis includes:

• Chest pain
• Common cold
• Heart attack
• Stridor
• Upper Respiratory Infection

See the full list of 6 alternative diagnoses for Bronchitis

More about symptoms of Bronchitis:

More information about symptoms of Bronchitis and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
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• Underlying causes of Bronchitis
• Risk factors for Bronchitis

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Breathlessness - see all causes of Shortness of breath
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Cold-like symptoms - see all causes of Cold-like symptoms
• Cough with sputum - see all causes of Wet cough
• Coughing up pus in sputum - see all causes of Wet cough
• Episodes of acute bronchitis
• Excessive airway mucus secretion - see all causes of Respiratory symptoms
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Generally unwell - see all causes of Malaise
• Mild chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Mild fever - see all causes of Mild fever
• Painful cough - see all causes of Cough
• Persistent cough - see all causes of Persistent cough
• Persistent winter cough that disappears in summer - see all causes of Cough
• Productive cough - see all causes of Productive cough
• Throat pain - see all causes of Throat pain
• Wheezing - see all causes of Wheezing

Medical Books Online about Bronchitis

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Bronchitis are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Bronchitis.

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Symptoms of Bronchitis: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Bronchitis.

Whooping cough: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

After an incubation period of about 7 to 10 days, B. pertussis enters the tracheobronchial mucosa, where it produces progressively tenacious mucus. Whooping cough follows a classic 6-week course that includes three stages, each of which lasts about 2 weeks.

First, the catarrhal stage characteristically produces an irritating hacking, nocturnal cough, anorexia, sneezing, listlessness, infected conjunctiva and, occasionally, a low-grade fever. This stage is highly communicable.

After a period of 7 to 14 days, the paroxysmal stage produces spasmodic and recurrent coughing that may expel tenacious mucus. Each cough characteristically ends in a loud, crowing inspiratory whoop; excessive coughing; and choking on mucus, causing vomiting. (Patients with persistent cough should be evaluated for whooping cough, because not every patient will develop paroxysms or the distinctive whooping sound.) Paroxysmal coughing may induce such complications as nosebleed, increased venous pressure, periorbital edema, conjunctival hemorrhage, hemorrhage of the anterior chamber of the eye, detached retina (and blindness), rectal prolapse, inguinal or umbilical hernia, seizures, atelectasis, and pneumonitis. In infants, choking spells may cause apnea, anoxia, and disturbed acid-base balance. During this stage, patients are highly vulnerable to fatal secondary bacterial or viral infections. Suspect such secondary infection (usually otitis media or pneumonia) in any whooping cough patient with a fever during this stage, because whooping cough itself seldom causes fever.

During the convalescent stage, paroxysmal coughing and vomiting gradually subside. However, for months afterward, even a mild upper respiratory tract infection may trigger paroxysmal coughing. (Paroxysmal coughing may not be present in partially immunized individuals.)

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Bronchitis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Bronchitis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Bronchitis.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

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About signs and symptoms of Bronchitis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Bronchitis. This signs and symptoms information for Bronchitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Bronchitis signs or Bronchitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Bronchitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Bronchitis symptoms.