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Diagnosis and management of chronic cough: similarities and differences between children and adults [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

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Cough is a natural process that protects the airway. Cough can occur spontaneously or voluntarily. It is considered chronic when it is present for longer than 4 weeks in children or 8 weeks in adults. In both, chronic cough causes patient distress and increased healthcare utilization. Etiologies of pediatric chronic cough include asthma, protracted bacterial bronchitis, tracheomalacia, habit cough, and various systemic disorders. While some diagnoses are identifiable by careful history alone, others require testing guided by specific pointers. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy has been an important tool to identify etiologies of chronic cough that were not otherwise
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English

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Respiratory system
RHINOS
VECTRINE
Siran
Herbakof

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https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.25468.1

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