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Bronchitis	Bronchitis and Normal Condition in Tertiary Bronchus	Cause of Acute Bronchitis	Cause of Chronic Bronchitis
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)	Lung anatomy	Lungs

Pneumonia can develop from either acute or chronic bronchitis. If you have chronic bronchitis, you are susceptible to recurrent respiratory infections. You may also develop:

• Right-sided heart failure or cor pulmonale
• Emphysema
• Pulmonary hypertension

Call your doctor if:

• You are coughing up blood.
• You have a high fever or shaking chills.
• You have a low-grade fever for three or more days.
• You have thick, greenish mucus, especially if it has a bad smell.
• You feel short of breath or have chest pain.
• You have an underlying chronic illness, like heart or lung disease.
• You have a cough most days of the month or you have a frequently recurring cough.

Review Date: 10/31/2005
Reviewed By: Frederic F. Little, M.D., Department of Allergy and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.