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formaldehyde fumes

by Tallan0001, Feb 14, 2008 01:36PM

Tags: fumes

We believe we have ingested Formaldehyde fumes and have had a cough for 5 months with slight white yellowish flem, what meds can be prescribed to clear this up?

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by Enoch Choi, MD

, Mar 11, 2008 04:28PM

To: Tallan0001

Inhaling formaldehyde is not a common cause of chronic cough with yellow productive sputum. Your doctor has to listen to your chest, get a chest xray, and possibly spirometry and even CT scan.

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by vic_m, Feb 16, 2008 11:36AM

did you see a physician after you ingested these fumes? what did he or she say?

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