title: Chronic cough: a multidisciplinary approach.
abstract: METHODS
  Chronic cough is defined as a cough persisting for more than eight weeks. This condition generates significant healthcare and economic costs. It is associated with a spectrum of disorders across multiple medical specialties and can provide significant challenges for effective evaluation and management. The current literature was reviewed to gain further insight into chronic cough, including its relationship with sinonasal disease.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Within the reviewed literature, there was strong emphasis on post-nasal drip syndrome as a major causative factor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cough is the most common complaint for which adult patients seek medical consultation in primary care settings. Chronic cough is associated with a deterioration in the quality of patients' lives. Thorough assessment of a patient with a chronic cough relies on a multidisciplinary approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK. ravindernatt@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Natt
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Earis
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Swift
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D013577:Syndrome