Acute Bronchitis in Adults or Adolescents

ICD-10 Code: J20.9

DESCRIPTION

• Acute airways infections, mostly of viral origin, accompanied by cough, sputum production, and sometimes a burning retrosternal chest pain in patients with otherwise healthy lungs
• Clinical features:
  • Initially: non-productive cough
  • Later: productive cough with yellow or greenish sputum
• Viral bronchitis is usually part of an upper respiratory viral infection. It may be accompanied by other manifestations of viral infections. It is important to exclude underlying bronchiectasis or an acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis in adults
• Antibiotics are not indicated in acute bronchitis in the absence of underlying COPD

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Standard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Primary Healthcare, 2020-4-Version 1.0_16 September 2024

Chapter 17: Respiratory Conditions_17.3. Respiratory Infections_17.3.2. Acute Bronchitis in Adults or Adolescents