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Case Reports
. 2008 Nov;36(5):553-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.12.007. Epub 2008 Apr 28.

The cough from hell: diazepam for intractable cough in a patient with renal cell carcinoma

Bassam Estfan  1 , Declan Walsh
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The cough from hell: diazepam for intractable cough in a patient with renal cell carcinoma

Bassam Estfan et al. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 Nov.

Abstract

Cough is a common symptom in cancer. Its underlying cause should be managed when identified; otherwise, empiric treatment is the mainstay of symptom control. Cancer-related cough usually responds to radiation therapy, an opioid, or benzonatate, a peripheral anesthetic. We present the case of a patient with renal cell carcinoma hospitalized for intractable cough that failed to respond adequately to usual treatments, but improved with diazepam.

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