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Cough Variant Asthma: A Review of the Clinical Literature
Journal of Asthma, 1991Cough variant asthma is an occult form of asthma of which the only sign or symptom is chronic cough. This review examines 15 clinically oriented research articles on cough variant asthma and summarizes what is known about its frequency of occurrence, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and natural history.
D, Johnson, L M, Osborn
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Effectiveness of montelukast in the treatment of cough variant asthma
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2004Antileukotriene agents have been shown to be beneficial in chronic asthma. Although patients with cough variant asthma have cough with minimal wheezing and dyspnea, airway hyperresponsiveness from chronic inflammation is believed to be the underlying mechanism.To evaluate the effectiveness of montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, in the ...
Sheldon L, Spector, Ricardo A, Tan
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Childhood cough variant asthma and its relationship to classic asthma
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2003In pediatrics, some patients with chronic cough who have no evidence of a causative disease are diagnosed as having cough variant asthma (CVA). The precise prognosis of infants and children with CVA, however, is still unclear.To evaluate the relationship between CVA and classic asthma in childhood.To diagnose CVA, we performed a methacholine inhalation
Makoto, Todokoro +3 more
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Predictors for Typical Asthma Onset from Cough Variant Asthma
Journal of Asthma, 2004Cough variant asthma is recognized to be a precursor of asthma or preasthmatic state because nearly 30% patients with cough variant asthma develop typical asthma within several years. However, predictors for risk of typical asthma onset from cough variant asthma are unknown.
Masaki, Fujimura +5 more
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Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine, 2001
Cough variant asthma (CVA), a phenotype of asthma solely presenting with coughing, is the most common cause of chronic cough in Japan, which lasts for 8 weeks or longer. It shares some clinical and pathophysiological features with classic asthma with wheezing such as seasonal or nocturnal coughing, airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic airway ...
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Cough variant asthma (CVA), a phenotype of asthma solely presenting with coughing, is the most common cause of chronic cough in Japan, which lasts for 8 weeks or longer. It shares some clinical and pathophysiological features with classic asthma with wheezing such as seasonal or nocturnal coughing, airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilic airway ...
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Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis of cough variant asthma
Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, 2018Cough alone may sometimes be the sole presenting symptom of asthma. Patients experience cough without wheeze or shortness of breath and with normal baseline pulmonary function test results. These patients do, however, demonstrate bronchial hyperreactivity. They also respond to specific traditional asthma therapy. These patients are considered to have a
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[Syndrom Corrao--cough variant asthma].
Przeglad lekarski, 2007Asthma is one of the most common aetiologies of chronic cough. In a subgroup of asthmatics, cough may be the predominant or sole symptom. This condition is referred to as cough variant asthma (CVA). The diagnosis of CVA often presents a challenge since physical examination and spirometric tests may be normal.
Ziemowit, Zietkowski +3 more
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