Chronic cough: state-of-the-art review.
Cough is the most common presenting complaint in adults seeking medical treatment in an ambulatory setting. Chronic cough (persisting greater than 3 weeks) can be associated with myriad diseases that may overlap multiple medical specialties. For this reason, a thorough assessment of the patient with chronic cough relies on a multidisciplinary approach and close cooperation between pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, and otolaryngology. Despite this daunting task, success can be achieved in up to 90% of patients with chronic cough if a systematic and thorough approach is used. The purpose of this review is to summarize the state-of-the-art in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough for the practicing otolaryngologist.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78229-3900, USA. simpsonc@uthscsa.edu
C Blake
CB
Simpson
Milan R
MR
Amin
D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome