Management of chronic cough in adults

Abstract

The number of patients who seek medical attention for cough is high. Chronic cough is defined to last longer than 8 weeks. After excluding inhalativ harm, e.g., smoking, and there is no abnormal radiologic lesion, the most common causes are upper respiratory cough syndrome, asthma, gastro-oesophageal reflux, post-infectious cough, iatrogenic cough (most commonly induced by ACE inhibitors) and some less frequent diseases. The author summarizes the most recent professional recommendations for investigation, causal treatment, and provides a brief overview of the symptome treatment options.