A 26-year-old teacher had consulted her general practitioner (GP) for her persistent cough. She wanted to have a second course of antibiotics because the initial course of amoxicillin made no difference. The cough had been troubling her for three months since she moved to a new school. Her sleep was disturbed, making her tired during the day. Patient history She had her appendix removed three years ago. She had her tonsils removed as a child and had recurrent episodes of bronchitis between the ages of 3 and 6 years.
She was on an oral contraceptive. Social history: Non-smoker Examination The respiratory rate was 18/min. Her chest was clear, and there were no abnormalities in the nose or pharynx or the cardiovascular, respiratory, or nervous systems. What is your diagnosis? *This case is from the Docplexus editorial team for educative purposes only. Source: 100 cases in clinical…
