title: [An uncommon cause of persistent cough].
abstract: Chronic cough is defined as one that lasts more than three weeks. It is quite a usual reason for consultation in Primary Care. There is no consensus regarding the best strategy to diagnose it. The empirical treatment, additional tests, or both of them, are used to confirm the diagnosis. Furthermore, cough may have different causes as its origin can be in many Locations. In some cases, it may be hard to find the cause. In this article, an unusual case of persistent cough is presented, which turned out to be due to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta.
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Benito Alonso
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ontañón Nasarre
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authors.lastname: Bronchalo González
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authors.lastname: Hidalgo Vera
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care