Enalapril-induced cough in the emergency department.
A case of enalapril-induced cough is reported. In the Emergency Department, the patient initially was misdiagnosed with bronchial asthma and, later, with early congestive heart failure, despite normal physical examination and investigations. The cough subsided within 5 days of cessation of enalapril. It is important to recognize this side effect in patients taking enalapril.
Aggarwal
P
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Department of Emergency Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Wali
J P
JP
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003371:Cough / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004630:Emergencies; D004656:Enalapril / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000502:physiology
D004656:Enalapril