Purpose of review;Cough lasting more than 8 weeks is a common presenting complaint to the otolaryngologist. Historically, chronic cough has been attributed to post-nasal drip, laryngopharyngeal reflux and cough-variant asthma. This study reviews chronic cough from the viewpoint of an otolaryngologist...
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also known as cough-variant asthma. All patients with subacute or chronic cough should be referred to their primary care provider, specialist, or urgent care, as appropriate, since chronic illnesses are frequently the cause.
In cough-variant asthma, the clinical Improving the awareness of cough guidelines It is difficult to assess the effectiveness of previous cough guidelines. In paediatrics there is evidence that early management of patients according to a standardised algorithm improves outcomes [6] and other studies ...
Purpose of review;Cough lasting more than 8 weeks is a common presenting complaint to the otolaryngologist. Historically, chronic cough has been attributed to post-nasal drip, laryngopharyngeal reflux and cough-variant asthma. This study reviews chronic cough from the viewpoint of an otolaryngologist...
Cough variant asthma (CVA) is one of the leading causes of chronic coughing. The main treatment is currently anti-inflammatory medication. However, the coughing may return or be aggravated and lung function may deteriorate once the anti-inflammatory treatment is stopped. The effect of Chinese herba...
Using a stepwise approach known as the anatomic diagnostic protocol, Irwin and colleagues reported that a cause for cough could be determined successfully in up to 98% of cases and was due to either cough variant asthma (CVA), rhinosinusitis associated with postnasal drip syndrome (PNDS) or ...
Asthma:While asthma is not an infection and is going to require its own post, the most common trigger for asthma is a cold. Therefore, if you think your child is wheezing during their illness, it is best to see the doctor. Some chronic coughs may actually be cough-variant asthma even ...
definitive diagnosis. This is in contrast to that in adults with chronic cough where some have suggested use of airway inflammatory profiles to direct therapy [71,72]. One study in children with 'cough variant asthma' (mean age 11 years) showed that those with a higher percentage (>2.5%) ...
Asthma is one of the most common aetiologies of chroniccough, being the cause of 24–29% of cases[6,108,109].Coughis a defining symptom of asthma and as such is key in the diagnosis and management of the disease[110]. There is also a subtype of asthma known ascoughvariant asthma (CV...