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Current Paediatrics

Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2002, Pages 1-6
Current Paediatrics

Symposium:Respiratory Medicine
The management of persistent isolated cough in childhood

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Abstract

Persistent isolated cough is a distinct clinical entity, separate from asthma. It is empirically defined as a non-productive cough of at least 3 weeks duration, in the absence of any identifiable respiratory disease. It is usually nocturnal. An accurate diagnosis rests on a good history and examination. Investigations are rarely needed. Management consists of reassuring parents that the symptom is predominantly self-limiting, and will not result in long-term morbidity.

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