Chronic cough in children

Abstract

Cough is one of the common symptoms, which is usually related to respiratory infections for children. This symptom is not considered crucial. Published data reported that the community prevalence of chronic cough in primary school children is 5%-10%, while the prevalence is likely to be higher in younger children. The cause of persistent cough should be investigated. There were significant differences in the causes and management for cough according to age. Chronic cough is defined as duration of 4 weeks or longer. Common culprits for chronic cough in children are different from those in adults. The authors reviewed articles about chronic cough of children to help improve the understanding and management for pediatric chronic cough.

Chronic Cough as the Presenting Symptom of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

“…When his cough did not persistently improve with extensive interventions, reevaluation of less common causes could have been considered earlier. A case report was written of a 2 year old with a dry cough for 6 months who was also suspected to have GERD but was unresponsive to a PPI and diagnosed with EoE [7]. Few other cases diagnose EoE with a primary complaint of chronic cough [7,8].…”

“…A case report was written of a 2 year old with a dry cough for 6 months who was also suspected to have GERD but was unresponsive to a PPI and diagnosed with EoE [7]. Few other cases diagnose EoE with a primary complaint of chronic cough [7,8].…”