title: A Case of Chronic Cough in a Winemaker.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Fungi have been known to cause a variety of respiratory conditions, ranging from mold- associated asthma to allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and invasive disease. More recently some fungal species have been implicated in a non-asthmatic chronic cough syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 59-year-old male presented to the pulmonary clinic with chronic nonproductive cough. Workup included pulmonary function tests with methacholine challenge, sputum cultures, CT scans of the chest and therapeutic trial with proton pump inhibitors. Sputum cultures repeatedly showedSaccharomyces cerevisiaeand patient had elevated specific IgA and IgG. Bronchoscopy was unremarkable, except for tracheal mucosa biopsies revealing acute and chronic inflammation. A one-month course of steroids provided temporary relief of chronic cough, but symptoms returned once steroids were discontinued. He also experienced temporary relief away from home. Upon further evaluation, the patient described his hobby of wine making which was believed to be the source ofSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Once he stopped wine making at home and cleared his cellar, his symptoms stopped and have not returned since.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We describe a rare presentation of non-asthmatic chronic cough associated with exposure toSaccharomyces cerevisiae. This is the first report of fungi associated chronic cough without asthmatic features outside of Japan and the first one associated withSaccharomyces cerevisiae. This report provides further evidence linking fungi with chronic cough syndrome without the features of asthma or allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Viteri
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foray
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794, USA.
authors.forename: Mingchen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: HSHS Medical Group: Pulmonology, 1770 E. Lake Shore Drive, Suite 301, Decatur, IL 62521, USA.
authors.forename: Danxuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Long
keywords: Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis; Fungal associated chronic cough; Saccharomyces cerevisiae