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Validity of flexible bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of chronic cough in children attending Assiut university children hospital

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2021
Context Chronic cough in children is a major health problem with an increased prevalence from 8 to 20.78% between 1999 and 2016. Flexible bronchoscope has become one of the most valuable tools in the diagnostic workup of unexplained chronic cough in ...
Yasser F Abdel-Raheem, Moustafa M El-Saied, Mohamed A Sayed, Ali A Hasan, Mostafa A Mohamed, Asmaa M Zahran, Mahmoud F Sherif, Mohamed A Ali, Marwa M Ghazaly, Asmaa O Ahmed   +9 more
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Validation of a visual analog scale for assessing cough severity in patients with chronic cough

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2021
Introduction: Patients with chronic cough experience considerable burden. The cough severity visual analog scale (VAS) records patients’ assessment of cough severity on a 100-mm linear scale ranging from “no cough” (0 mm) to “worst cough” (100 mm ...
Allison Martin Nguyen, Elizabeth D. Bacci, Margaret Vernon, Surinder S. Birring, Carmen La Rosa, David Muccino, Jonathan Schelfhout   +6 more
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Unexplained chronic cough and vitamin B-12 deficiency [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2011
Chronic cough is characterized by sensory neuropathy. Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) deficiency (Cbl-D) causes central and peripheral nervous system damage and has been implicated in sensory neuropathy and autonomic nervous system dysfunction.We evaluated whether Cbl-D has a role in chronic, unexplained cough.Laryngeal threshold (histamine concentration that
BUCCA, Caterina, Culla B, GUIDA, Giuseppe, SCIASCIA, Savino, BELLONE, Graziella, Moretto A, Heffler E, Bugiani M, ROLLA, Giovanni, BRUSSINO, Luisa   +9 more
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A register-based study: cough - a frequent phenomenon in the adult population

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Chronic cough, more than 8 weeks, can either be without co-morbidity called unexplained chronic cough (UCC) or with co-morbidity called refractory chronic cough (RCC). Using datasets from the Danish National Prescription Registry (Prescription
Vibeke Backer, Andreas Porsborg, Victor Hansen, Tina Skjold, Johannes Martin Schmid, Mette Kehlet, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Kristian Aasbjerg   +7 more
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Chronic cough: is the end nigh?

, 2023
Chronic cough (lasting more than 8 weeks) is a common condition with substantial psychosocial impact. Despite huge efforts following robust guidelines, chronic cough in many patients remains refractory or unexplained (RU-CC).
Cho, PSP, Hirons, B, Birring, SS, Turner, R   +3 more
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The demographics, clinical characteristics and quality of life of patients with chronic cough from the Isala Cough Clinic in the Netherlands

ERJ Open Research, 2022
Introduction Chronic cough affects ∼10% of the population and adversely impacts quality of life. This retrospective observational cohort study aimed to identify the demographics, clinical characteristics and quality of life of the chronic cough ...
Jan Willem K. van den Berg, Carl A. Baxter, Mireille A. Edens, Kornelis W. Patberg, Hester van der Velden, Arjan Weijerse, Stina Salomonsson   +6 more
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Disease burden, comorbidities and antecedents of chronic cough phenotypes in Australian adults

, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: While adult chronic cough has high burden, its phenotypes, particularly those without aetiologically related underlying conditions, are understudied.
Dharmage, SC, Bowatte, G, Lowe, A, Abramson, MJ, Bui, DS, Suresh, S, Perret, JL, Hamilton, GS, Walters, EH, Thomas, P, Erbas, B, Lodge, C, Chang, AB   +12 more
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Neuro-pulmonary mechanistic interplay underlying chronic cough. [PDF]

Breathe (Sheff)
Chronic cough is a highly prevalent debilitating condition. Chronic cough can be unexplained despite investigations (unexplained chronic cough) or persist despite guideline-based management of treatable traits (refractory chronic cough). Individuals with
Wingfield Digby J, King J, Smith JA, Alkaraki D, Harkness S, Shaw J, Marsden P.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Gastrobronchial Fistula Presenting with Unexplained Chronic Cough [PDF]

journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2016
A gastrobronchial fistula (GBF) is a rare and life-threatening disease. The prognosis in patients with GBF is related to early diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention. We report a rare case of fistulous communication between the stomach and the residual pleural space, presenting with a 1-month history of coughing.
Je-Ming Hu, Sheng-Der Hsu
openaire   +1 more source

The Severity of Chronic Cough Diary (SCCD): development and content validation of a novel patient-reported outcome instrument for evaluating the symptom experience of chronic cough

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2023
Background Refractory chronic cough (RCC), a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks with an unexplained underlying etiology and unresponsive to conventional treatment, can have substantial effects on patients’ quality of life.
Margarita de la Orden Abad, Claudia Haberland, Hayley Karn, Anne Skalicky, Asha Hareendran   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source