Cough

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• Causes

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Asthma
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Primary tuberculosis
  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Pulmonary infarct
  • Blocked bronchus
  • Wegeners granulomatosis
  • Histoplasma capsulatum
  • Katayama fever
  • Respiratory syncytial virus
  • Post-primary tuberculosis
  • Oesophagitis
  • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
  • Mesothelioma
  • Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

• Effects

  • Paroxysmal coughing
  • Musculoskeletal chest pain

• Parents

  • Respiratory symptom

• Children

  • Bovine cough
  • Haemoptysis