Title: The tip of the iceberg: never ignore a chronic cough
Authors: Kooblall, M; Lane, SJ; Moloney, E
Abstract: A chronic cough is defined as a cough lasting longer than 8 weeks. Around 10% of referrals to respiratory
outpatient have a chronic cough as the presenting complaint. Coughing is classically described as a protective reflex
response to mechanical and chemical airway stimulation and therefore a chronic cough must be adequately investigated.
The following case illustrates this.
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