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. 2024 Jun 4;13(11):3305.
doi: 10.3390/jcm13113305.

Cough in Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis and Bronchiectasis

Hinse Wiltingh  1 , Julie Maree Marchant  1   2 , Vikas Goyal  1   2   3
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Cough in Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis and Bronchiectasis

Hinse Wiltingh et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Chronic cough in children is a common condition for which patients seek medical attention, and there are many etiologies. Of the various causes of chronic cough in children, protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is one of the commonest causes, and bronchiectasis is one of the most serious. Together, they lie on different ends of the spectrum of chronic wet cough in children. Cough is often the only symptom present in children with PBB and bronchiectasis. This review highlights the role of cough as a marker for the presence of these conditions, as well as an outcome endpoint for treatment and research.

Keywords: bronchiectasis; children; cough; protracted bacterial bronchitis; review.

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Conflict of interest statement

J.M.M. and V.G. report grants from NHMRC and NHMRC-managed grants (Medical Research Future Fund), as well as personal fees for being the authors of two UpToDate chapters.

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Figure 1
“The chronic wet cough spectrum” PBB, CSLD, and bronchiectasis represent a spectrum of chronic wet cough. All three conditions have chronic wet cough as a common clinical symptom. There is overlapping, as well as differentiating features, in these conditions on the same continuum.
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