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. 2015 Oct 6:41:73.
doi: 10.1186/s13052-015-0180-0.

Evaluation of 563 children with chronic cough accompanied by a new clinical algorithm

Ahmet Hakan Gedik  1 , Erkan Cakir  2 , Emel Torun  3 , Aysegul Dogan Demir  4 , Mehmet Kucukkoc  5 , Ufuk Erenberk  6 , Selcuk Uzuner  7 , Mustafa Nursoy  8 , Emin Ozkaya  9 , Fadlullah Aksoy  10 , Selim Gokce  11 , Kayhan Bahali  12
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Evaluation of 563 children with chronic cough accompanied by a new clinical algorithm

Ahmet Hakan Gedik et al. Ital J Pediatr. .

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.

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The frequency of admissions according to the months
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The evaluation of non-spesific cough
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