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Clinical features

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Symptoms:

  • cough – usually, their cough is the predominant complaint and the sputum is clear or yellowish, although sometimes it can be purulent
    • purulent sputum does not correlate with bacterial infection or antibiotic use
  • may be pleuritic or retrosternal pain

Signs:

  • often no clinical signs
  • possible signs include coarse crepitations, wheeze, rales, rhonchi
  • tachycardia may be present reflective fever as well as dehydration secondary to viral illness

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