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Understanding causes of Sub-acute cough in community - A clinico-pathological research
Dr Rajamani Santhosh Kumar
Abstract :
Cough is one of the most common complaints of patients seeking medical attention. A number of patients attend our OPD for complaint of Sub acute cough lasting 3-8 weeks. Majority of such cough are due to Ear, Nose and Throat pathologies. This study aims to evaluate the Otorhinolaryngology causes of Cough in these patients. Inflammation of Sinuses (Acute/Sub-acute) and Gastro-oesophageal reflux disorder (Reflux) form a bulk of cases presenting with Sub-acute cough in community. Clinicians need to maintain a high degree of suspicion for these two most common entities in cough patients not responding to conventional line of management.
Keywords :
Cough Acute Cough Chronic Cough Sub-acute cough GERD Chronic pharyngitis Allergic cough Reflux related Asthmatic cough Bronchitis Post infectious Non Post infectious
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DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/gjra
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Dr Rajamani Santhosh Kumar, Understanding causes of Sub-acute cough in community‾A clinico-pathological research, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-2, FEBRUARY-2018
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Dr Rajamani Santhosh Kumar, Understanding causes of Sub-acute cough in community‾A clinico-pathological research, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-7, ISSUE-2, FEBRUARY-2018
