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

The management of persistent isolated cough in childhood

Queen Elizabeth Children's Services, Royal London Hospital, 2nd Floor Fielden House, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK

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.

Keywords: persistent cough, isolated cough, chronic cough, cough-variant asthma, diagnosis, management

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  • f1 Correspondence to: SS. Tel./Fax: +44-20-7377-7325; E-mail: ssaglani@yahoo.co.uk

PII: S0957-5839(01)90239-8

doi:10.1054/cupe.2001.0239

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

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