Doctors Kept Saying Cough Was Just ‘Allergies,' Until X-Ray Revealed Truth
Summary
A woman named Autumn had a persistent cough for years that doctors said was just allergies. After many visits and tests, an X-ray and CT scan finally showed she had Valley fever, a fungal lung infection needing surgery.Key Facts
- Autumn lives in Houston, Texas, and has congenital heart defects needing multiple heart surgeries.
- She had a long-lasting productive cough with green and yellow mucus since 2018.
- Doctors initially told her the cough was due to allergies despite her symptoms.
- She took allergy medications without improvement and was later urged to take COVID tests.
- After coughing up blood, a new doctor reviewed old X-rays and ordered a CT scan.
- She was diagnosed with Valley fever, a fungal infection from spores found in some U.S. soil.
- Valley fever symptoms can look like allergies, colds, or flu, causing misdiagnosis.
- Autumn is scheduled for lung surgery and heart tests due to complications from the infection.
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