Evaluation of 563 children with chronic cough accompanied by a new clinical algorithm. Issue 1 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gedik, Ahmet; Cakir, Erkan; Torun, Emel; Demir, Aysegul; Kucukkoc, Mehmet; Erenberk, Ufuk; Uzuner, Selcuk; Nursoy, Mustafa; Ozkaya, Emin; Aksoy, Fadlullah; Gokce, Selim; Bahali, Kayhan
• Is Part Of: Italian journal of pediatrics. Volume 41:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 7
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Chronic cough -- Child -- Cough algorithm; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; 618.920005
• DOI: 10.1186/s13052-015-0180-0
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1824-7288

Abstract

Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate the children with chronic cough and to analyze their etiological factors according to the age groups. Method Five hundred sixty-three children with chronic cough were included. The last diagnosis were established and were also emphasized according to the age groups. Results The mean age was 5.4 ± 3.8 years (2-months–17-years) and 52 % of them were male. The most common final diagnosis from all the participants were: asthma (24.9 %), asthma-like symptoms (19 %), protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) (11.9 %), and upper airway cough syndrome (9.1 %). However, psychogenic cough was the second most common diagnosis in the subjects over 6 years of age. Conclusion Asthma and asthma-like symptoms were the most common diagnosis in children. Different age groups in children may have a different order of frequencies. Psychogenic cough should be thought of in the common causes especially in older children.