 [ Symptoms ] what can a dermatologist can help me with [ Disease ] if your husband has a fever i am surprised that his blood work came back nominal i would expect to see evidence of inflammation or elevated white blood cell counts he might be dealing with a viral form of bronchitis i went through something similar earlier this summer i had a wet cough that got worse at night for over six weeks if something like this is the case for your husband then a long lasting bronchitis that is not responding to antibiotics may need other treatment my family doctor prescribed a course of prednizone to reduce the background of inflammation in my viral bronchitis and allow my system to throw off the bug itself your husband may wish to talk with his physician about whether a similar approach is appropriate for him as an individual note although i am well read on some areas of chronic pain literature i am not a physician regards red lawhern ph d