Evaluation of patients with chronic cough in school age children

Introduction: Chronic cough is a common problem in childhood. Simple viral infections can cause chronic cough, as well underlying progressive diseases. For this reason, guidelines that be applied clinical practice are very valuable. In our study, we aimed to evaluate school-age patients with the light of literature.
 Material Method:
 The files children over age 6 who pediatric allergy outpatient clinic between January 2022 and June for more than 4 weeks were evaluated retrospectively.
 Results:
 182 aged 6-17.9 years included study. 62.1% male, mean was 9.8±3.8 years. 32.4% had asthma; 43.4% Upper airways syndrome (20.9% sinusitis, 17.6% allergic rhinitis, 4.9% non-allergic rhinitis); 7.68% Protracted bacterial bronchitis; 6.59% postinfectious cough; psychogenic 2.2% Gastroesophageal reflux disease; 1.1% brochiectasis; primary ciliary dyskinesia; 0.55% diagnosed eosinophilic esophagitis.
 Conclusion:
 childhood caused by many different It observed often use drugs such antibiotics symptom relievers unnecessarily. Accurate evaluation patients, especially taking detailed history, important management these cases. valuable each patient individually.