Metallic cough symptoms?

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Cough is a common symptom in our life, but if the cough makes a metallic tone, it may be a very dangerous sign. We should go to the hospital immediately for physical examination. So how to distinguish a metallic cough? Let's talk about it.

Metallic cough symptoms?

A sudden metallic cough may be caused by direct compression of the trachea by mediastinal tumors, congenital or atherosclerotic aortic aneurysms, and bronchial cancer.

Metal tone cough, pronunciation is obviously different from ordinary cough, the voice will be hoarse, dull, accompanied by wheezing, barking cough, common in chronic cough. To put it simply, I just want to cough twice when I have nothing to do. My voice is very different.

In addition, it will be accompanied by dyspnea, chest tightness, chest pain, weight loss, edema and pleural effusion. If accompanied by fever, it may also be respiratory tract infection, bronchiectasis complicated with infection, pleurisy, tumor, etc.

matters needing attention

Metallic cough with clubbing fingers may be caused by bronchiectasis and pneumonia, parotid virus infection or bronchitis.