Symptoms of dry cough and chest tightness may be bronchitis, cough variant asthma, pneumothorax and other diseases.
1. Bronchitis: the disease is mostly related to infection or other chemical stimulation, these conditions can lead to bronchial mucosal damage, the symptoms of dry cough and chest tightness.
2. Bronchial asthma: it is a disease characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness, mainly characterized by reversible airflow limitation, which can be manifested as recurrent wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or coughing.
3. Pneumothorax: any cause of pleural rupture, gas into the pleural cavity, and lead to pressure on the surrounding lung tissue, known as pneumothorax, the typical symptoms of sudden unilateral chest pain, followed by chest tightness and dyspnea, and can be irritating cough.
There are many other causes of dry cough and chest tightness, the symptoms of dry cough and chest tightness should be timely medical treatment, improve the relevant examination, find the cause of the disease, targeted treatment.