What Is Acute Bronchitis?
6. Complications
Acute bronchitis is not usually serious and in the vast majority of cases the patient will make a full recovery with no real harm done. However, it will develop into potentially serious complications in a small number of cases. One such complication is that it can develop into chronic bronchitis and other conditions can develop, including sinusitis and asthma.
Another potential complication of acute bronchitis is pneumonia. This is a lung infection that can cause severe breathing problems for the patient. If you do find that bronchitis keeps on returning, it could mean that you have other dangerous conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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