title: Chiari I malformation presenting as chronic cough.
abstract: We present a 9-month-old infant with persistent cough refractory to conventional asthma therapy. An extensive evaluation eventually revealed a Chiari I malformation with syringohydromyelia. His cough resolved one month after surgical decompression, suggesting that brainstem compression from the Chiari malformation directly caused his symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lamos@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Louella B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Amos
authors.forename: Diana R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Quintero
mesh_terms: D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male