The child with persistent cough.
Coughing is a healthy reflex. Causes of a cough can vary from minor upper respiratory illnesses to malignancy. When a child's cough continues for weeks, parents worry. Primary care providers must decide when reassessment is needed and if a vigorous workup and referral to a pulmonologist are required. The above discussion should assist these physicians.
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Division of Pulmonology at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
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