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Isolated Aortitis Presenting with an Annoying Persistent Cough: A Case Report
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Cough is probably the commonest symptom aVecting humans, with prevalence rates variously reported within the range 5–40%. Acute or short lived cough, which most commonly occurs in association with viral upper respiratory infection, is of little consequence, usually resolving in a matter of days. Persistent cough, however, may be associated with considerable morbidity including sleep loss, exhau...
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The aim of this study was to determine if children in the community with persistent cough can be considered to have asthma. A validated questionnaire was given to the parents of 1245 randomly selected children aged 6-12 years. Atopy was measured with skin prick tests. Children with persistent cough had less morbidity and less atopy compared with children with wheeze. Although the syndrome commo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Management Issues
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2283-3137,1973-4832
DOI: 10.7175/cmi.v1i1.614