Cough

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• 作者：Kai K. Lee ; Surinder S. Birring
• 关键词：acute cough ; chronic cough ; cough ; cough hypersensitivity syndrome ; cough reflex ; cough reflex hypersensitivity
• 刊名：Medicine
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：April, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：40
• 期：4
• 页码：173-176
• 全文大小：290 K

文摘

Cough is the most common reason why patients seek medical attention. Acute cough due to viral upper respiratory tract infection is usually self-limiting and seldom requires investigation. In contrast, chronic cough is challenging to manage since it often remains unexplained despite thorough investigation. Cough reflex hypersensitivity is a key abnormality in patients with cough and the term ¡®cough hypersensitivity syndrome¡¯ (CHS) has recently been proposed to emphasise this. The evaluation of patients with CHS includes identifying reversible cough hypersensitivity, minimizing aggravating factors of cough and non-specific antitussive therapy.