Acute, chronic bronchitis quite different illnesses

Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me. | March 2, 2007 | Copyright

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What's the difference between acute and chronic bronchitis? I had a cough for about three weeks, and my wife insisted I see a doctor. He said I have acute bronchitis. I am only 30, and I have never smoked a cigarette in my life. My dad has chronic bronchitis. He was a heavy cigarette smoker. Does acute bronchitis turn into chronic bronchitis? - L.R.

ANSWER: Acute and chronic bronchitis are quite different. Acute bronchitis doesn't become chronic bronchitis.

Acute bronchitis is a self-limited inflammation of the airways - the bronchi. Most often, the cause of inflammation is a ...

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