Acute Bronchitis from weedeating Poison Ivy?

9 days ago (last Monday), I was weedeating in some tall grass and clover and noticed clouds of white drifting from where I was cutting.  Afterward, I developed head congestion and drainage, sneezing, and coughing.  No fever.  I had experienced this many times before, so I was not concerned - it usually clears up in a few days to a week.  

5 days later (Saturday), I was and noticed poison oak.  I continued weedeating because I have only gotten mild rashes when I was young.  I never thought of inhaling poison oak debris or oil.  Soon after I finished, my cough was much worse, and my chest hurt like it was raw when I coughed.  This coughing and pain while coughing continued all night and the next day (Sunday) until I took Lortab.  That night, I had a fever of 100.3, but the Lortab helped me to sleep.  Monday, I went to my physician, forgot to tell him about the poison oak, and he said that I had acute bronchitis, gave me an antibiotic and cough medicine.  I was already taking Nasonex and Allegra.  That night, I had a slight fever, and I have not had a fever since.  

I continue to cough and I am tired, and while my chest does not hurt when coughing, it still burns/itches.  Do you think that the acute bronchitis was caused or made more severe by inhaling poison ivy?  

Since it has been 4 days since I was exposed to the poison ivy, 2 days since I visited my physician, and I seem to be slowly improving, should I call my physician and tell him about weedeating the poison ivy? Should I expect any different type of treatment than I've currently been prescribed?  I want to prevent pneumonia and any other serious condition.  Thank you.

[David S. Wilson, MD, FCCP]

This is not likely to be infection at all...allergic mediated problems like this are ashtmatic in nature and need to be treated with inhaled anti-inflammatory medicines and other asthma meds