Differential Diagnosis of Chronic Coughing.
- Author:
Nam Yong DO
1
;
Jun Hee PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. entjh28@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Chronic cough;
Upper airway cough syndrome;
Eosinophilic airway disease;
Gastroesophageal reflux diseases
- MeSH:
Ambulatory Care Facilities;
Asthma;
Cough*;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential*;
Reflex;
Thorax
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology Phoniatrics and Logopedics
2016;27(2):87-90
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cough, the most common symptom, encountered in the outpatient clinic can be caused by various underlying diseases. It defines as chronic cough that the duration of cough is more than 8 weeks with a normal chest X-ray findings. The cause of cough can be found out for more than 90% through the appropriate diagnostic approach and Upper airway cough syndrome, Asthma and Gastroesophageal reflex disease are the most common causes of disease to non-smokers. Chronic cough can be due to not one reason but various reasons and achieve good results by a systematic approach to diagnosis and a concrete treatment on the basis of the sufficient understanding of the underlying disease.
