<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cough is a common symptom encountered in medical practice and can occur throughout the life of a person. From a physiological point of view, it represents a mechanism responsible for the elimination of secretions from the airways. At the same time, cough may be the first symptom of an illness. There are many causes that may lead to the emergence of a chronic cough syndrome, the most frequent being pulmonary diseases. Besides the bronchopulmonary pathology, there are a number of extrapulmonary disorders that may manifest with coughing. The first step in evaluating the patient with chronic cough is performing a correct and complete anamnesis, followed by the physical examination of the patient. The treatment of the chronic cough syndrome must address mainly the underlying disease but, in case of failure of the established treatment, the antitussive therapy is used.</p></abstract>

Cough is a common symptom encountered in medical practice and can occur throughout the life of a person. From a physiological point of view, it represents a mechanism responsible for the elimination of secretions from the airways. At the same time, cough may be the first symptom of an illness. There are many causes that may lead to the emergence of a chronic cough syndrome, the most frequent being pulmonary diseases. Besides the bronchopulmonary pathology, there are a number of extrapulmonary disorders that may manifest with coughing. The first step in evaluating the patient with chronic cough is performing a correct and complete anamnesis, followed by the physical examination of the patient. The treatment of the chronic cough syndrome must address mainly the underlying disease but, in case of failure of the established treatment, the antitussive therapy is used.

The chronic cough syndrome

ENT Sarafoleanu Medical Clinic, Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Cough is a common symptom encountered in medical practice and can occur throughout the life of a person. From a physiological point of view, it represents a...

The chronic cough syndrome

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 69 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2016-0008

Keywords
chronic cough, pulmonary disease, posterior rhinorrhea, asthma, antitussives

© 2016 Raluca Enache et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The chronic cough syndrome

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 69 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjr-2016-0008

Keywordschronic cough, pulmonary disease, posterior rhinorrhea, asthma, antitussives

© 2016 Raluca Enache et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
chronic cough, pulmonary disease, posterior rhinorrhea, asthma, antitussives