TY - JOUR
T1 - Thoughts on one thousand chronic cough patients
AU - Dicpinigaitis, Peter V.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Cough is the most common complaint for which patients seek medical attention. Although most cases of acute cough, due to viral upper respiratory tract infection, are transient and self-limited, chronic cough often poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A subgroup of patients suffering from chronic cough will elude a diagnosis despite appropriate evaluation, and will prove refractory to all therapeutic intervention. Having personally evaluated 1000 individuals presenting to a specialty cough center, the author shares insights regarding the demographic composition of this unique group of patients, as well as clinical observations and opinions on currently unmet needs requiring further research.
AB - Cough is the most common complaint for which patients seek medical attention. Although most cases of acute cough, due to viral upper respiratory tract infection, are transient and self-limited, chronic cough often poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A subgroup of patients suffering from chronic cough will elude a diagnosis despite appropriate evaluation, and will prove refractory to all therapeutic intervention. Having personally evaluated 1000 individuals presenting to a specialty cough center, the author shares insights regarding the demographic composition of this unique group of patients, as well as clinical observations and opinions on currently unmet needs requiring further research.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00408-012-9420-x
DO - 10.1007/s00408-012-9420-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23015219
AN - SCOPUS:84874399205
SN - 0341-2040
VL - 190
SP - 593
EP - 596
JO - Lung
JF - Lung
IS - 6
ER -