Clinical application of capsaicin cough challenge test
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-6706.2019.17.032
- VernacularTitle: 辣椒素咳嗽激发试验的临床运用
- Author:
Jie WANG
1
;
Luming DAI
Author Information
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Capsaicin;
Diagnostic techniques, respiratory system;
Nasal provocation tests;
Cough;
Technology assessment, biomedical;
Diagnosis;
Therapeutic uses;
Review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
2019;26(17):2174-2176
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The capsaicin cough provocation test is the most commonly used test to objectively evaluate cough sensitivity.The mechanism is simple and the test can be accepted by a lot of patients, which could evaluate the degree of cough, guide medicine, promote new drug development, seek for the cause.This article mainly reviews the clinical application of capsaicin cough test to assess degree of cough and guide treatment.
